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Young Reader Review: Once Upon a Marigold by Jean Ferris

By Kasey | October 1, 2013 - 7:00 am |October 8, 2018 Book Review and Content, Clean Fiction, Fantasy, Middle Grade 8-12, Romance

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Eight-year-old Anna calls Once Upon a Marigold by Jean Ferris, “…the best book in the world!” Review and content notes from Anna and her mother, Kasey Giard. Continue reading →

Review: Once Upon a Marigold by Jean Ferris

By Kasey | April 2, 2009 - 7:58 am |January 11, 2017 Blogger's Favorites, Book Review and Content, Clean Fiction, Fantasy, Middle Grade 8-12, Young Adult/Teen 12-18

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Once Upon a Marigold
Jean Ferris
HMH Books for Young Readers
Published October 1, 2002

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Christian is a young inventor living in the forest with his foster father, a troll named Ed. Life is pretty sweet until the day Christian discovers the lonely Princess Marigold and decides to send her a message via carrier pigeon (p-mail). To Christian’s surprise, the princess replies to his message and the two become best friends.

When Christian uncovers a vicious plot to kill Marigold, he can’t sit by and do nothing. But how can a commoner do anything to save the princess?

Once Upon a Marigold is a spunky, cute fairy tale type story about having … Continue reading →