Books of Bayern: The Goose Girl (Paperback)

from kljoh

In The Goose Girl, Shannon Hale retells the Grimm fairy tale of the same name. Ani, princess of Kilendree, is sent by her mother to Bayern to marry the prince and restore peace between the countries. During the journey, Ani's lady-in-waiting, Selia, along with many of the guards, attack Ani. She ...

from DeltaQueen50

They say timing is everything, and I feel that this must have been the exact right time for me to read The Goose Girl by Shannon Hale. I loved this book that was based on a favorite Grimm Brother's fairy tale. Taking the original story and adding twists and detail, Shannon Hale has enhanced the o...

from jeniferm1314

Hale, Shannon. The Goose Girl. 2003. Bloomsbury: New York. Genre: Fantasy and Utopia Themes: Goose girl, speaking to animals, special powers, war, princess, queen, magic, marriage, lady in waiting, foreign land, corrupt Age/grade appropriate: ages 10-16 grade appropriate for middle school and hig...

from keristars

I first read this book when it was newly published and fell in love with Shannon Hale and the Bayern universe. The writing style is just lovely and very evocative of the soft, semi-historical, fantasy setting. And the universe - well, one of the things that really grabbed me with this book is how...

from knielsen83

I absolutely loved this book. I picked it up a week or so back and only read a few pages here and there. When I really got into the book, I didn't want to put it down. It's a great fairy tale about a Crown Princess who is strange and is sent away from her to-be throne to marry a prince in a count...