The Night Dance: A Retelling of the Twelve Dancing Princesses
Under the stars, in a secret world...
Rowena, the youngest of twelve sisters, loves to slip out of the castle at night and dance in a magical forest. Soon she convinces her sisters to join her. When Sir Ethan notices that his daughters' slippers look tattered every morning, he is certain they've been sneaking out. So he posts a challenge to all the suitors in the kingdom: The first man to discover where his daughters have been is free to marry the one he chooses.
Meanwhile a handsome young knight named Bedivere is involved in a challenge of his own: to return the powerful sword, Excalibur, to a mysterious lake. While looking for the lake, Bedivere meets the beautiful Rowena and falls for her. Bedivere knows that accepting Sir Ethan's challenge is the only opportunity for him to be with Rowena forever. But this puts both Bedivere and Rowena in a dangerous situation...one in which they risk their lives for a chance at love.
Suzanne Weyn
Suzanne Weyn (born 1955) is an American author. She primarily writes children's science fiction and fantasy novels. Though she has written over fifty novels and short stories, she is best known for The Bar Code Tattoo and Bar Code Rebellion.
The Bar Code Tattoo has been translated into German, and in 2007 was nominated for the prestgious Jugendliteraturepreis for youth literature given by the German government. It was also a 2007 Nevada Library nominee for Young Adult literature and American Library Assoc. 05 Quick Pick for Reluctant Young Adult Readers. Kliatt online review called it "A great book."
Once Upon a Time
Once Upon a Time consists of 12 total books. The current recommended reading order for the series is provided below.
Reviews and Comments
This story was wonderfully rewritten and I found it to be an extremely good book full of interesting characters and a well put together plot.