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Callie Chronicles #1
Princess Callie and the Totally Amazing Talking Tiara
Despite her highly abnormal name, Calandria Arabella Philomena Louisa Anastasia Richards tries very hard to fly under the radar. So she knows her life has gone crazy when she passes a note to her best “Lewis—something strange happened to me this morning.I got a message in my Alpha Bits that said I was a princess and I had to help this place called Albion in their fight against an evil queen. C. P.S. Dad says you can come for pizza tonight." On her quest to stop a bloodthirsty queen, Callie will have to steer a near-sighted dragon, decipher an ancient riddle, and learn to command a tiara that talks back! And to save this magical world she only just discovered, Callie must risk more than she ever thought possible... "Princess Callie and the Totally Amazing Talking Tiara is rip-roaring, side splitting good fun! It’s a modern day fairy tale filled with magic, laughter, and a delightful cast of characters that will sweep you off your feet. Debut author Daisy Piper has created a charming and loveable young heroine who will steal your heart and keep you smiling from the first page to the last, in this classic tale of an everyday girl who discovers she can be and do so much more than she ever imagined possible. Readers will cheer from the rooftops for Callie, and will eagerly await the next instalment in this fresh and exciting new series." -USA Today betselling author Julianne MacLean Look for the other books in this Book One - PRINCESS CALLIE AND THE TOTALLY AMAZING TALKING TIARA Book Two - PRINCESS CALLIE AND THE FANTASTIC FIRE BREATHING DRAGON Book Three - PRINCESS CALLIE AND THE RACE FOR THE RUBY CUP
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First published February 27, 2011
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December 27, 2011
A good mid-grade read for tweens.
This is a good fun story. As an adult though, there are some developments that lack, and events that made me roll my eyes. If you start reading this book with the mind set that it is geared toward 4th or 5th graders, you'll get over it. It's a good book idea wise, and would be great for a girl in the 10 year old-ish age range.
There was one glaring mistake a chapter that really bothered me, where a person was present, then in the next chapter they had mysteriously transported to the library and knew nothing of the previous conversation that they were there to listen to.
This is a good fun story. As an adult though, there are some developments that lack, and events that made me roll my eyes. If you start reading this book with the mind set that it is geared toward 4th or 5th graders, you'll get over it. It's a good book idea wise, and would be great for a girl in the 10 year old-ish age range.
There was one glaring mistake a chapter that really bothered me, where a person was present, then in the next chapter they had mysteriously transported to the library and knew nothing of the previous conversation that they were there to listen to.
December 29, 2011
I enjoyed this story. I think it might be a bit too far on the "young" side of the young-adult scale for me, but it was entertaining. I don't think I will read any more in the series, but I was not disappointed with the story.
February 1, 2012
I wanted to really love this book but there were a lot of things stopping me from doing that. On the other hand, I wouldn't totally write it off as a horrible book either. Pricess Callie and her tiara did have some good points to it, but I think they needed a little polishing.
My first contention with this book is that if you're going to name the book after a talking Tiara, well, I feel like the tiara should have a pretty major role in the book. Callie's tiara was actually kind of a cool concept. It talked and was just that side of obnoxious (and it was actually the JEWELS that talked, not the tiara but that was cool because they you had a FEW personalities in there) and they protected her in her time of need. Awesome, I can get behind all of that. I can even get behind the fact that we didn't meet the tiara until halfway through the book (she had to find out she was a magical pricess, after all, and that takes awhile) but even when we DID meet the tiara, it barely had any role. It protected a few people a few times, but it's personality never really had a chance to come out, which, if you're going to have a talking tiara, I feel kind of defeats the point.
I did like that Piper didn't shy away from topics that are often considered "too strong" for children. She addressed Callie's grief about her mother, even though that grief was two years old. She also, I thought, made Wanda's grief very real. Wanda is a character that you pity so much. Her parents just don't care and because of that she feels nothing but rage for everyone around her; something that happens more than people would like to believe. I really like that even though she was associated with the villian of the book, she's never villianized. You never hate Wanda you always just feel bad for her.
The Raven Queen, the person who is your true villian, basically brainwashes Wanda. Piper doesn't really tell the readers why (Wanda doesn't really seem to serve a purpose) but I get the feeling she's going to tell us in later books, so that doesn't bother me so much. Since Wanda's family is nonexistant in her life, she becomes the Raven Queen's adopted Daughter. Wanda really attaches herself to the Raven Queen. I have a hard time that she falls for this ploy that easily, but there have been all sorts of stories of neglected children. This other thing is that this book works in extremes, so, if it were an extreme of Wanda's type of personality, and someone like the Raven Queen had years to seduce her, I could buy it. Here it happens in a few weeks, but I'm also reading a book about a magical land and a 12 year old with magical powers and a talking tiara, so I can overlook this little glitch about convincing a kid you want to adopt her hours after meeting her.
Despite all, when the Raven Queen ultimately dies, Wanda really goes into a stupor, shutting out everything, not talking. I liked that Piper portrayed her in a different kind of way than Callie when it came to her grief. Inevitably, it was a painting of her adoptive mother's demise that snapped her into a hatred for Callie, blaming her for her mother's death (which, Callie was, but Wanda didn't seem to understand that the Raven Queen was evil since she already hated Callie and Lewis.)
I really liked Callie and Lewis's relationship. They're still young kids. And while, yes, at 12 the hormones do start to rage (I know; I have a 12 year old sister. She's 12 going on 20.) I really liked that, for this book at least, Piper kept them friends. I didn't have to deal with the romances or ridiculousness of twelve year olds getting overly involved or overly sexualized. In that respect, she kept it age appropriate and I liked that a lot.
But sometimes, she didn't keep it age appropriate enough. In the beginning of the book, I really felt like Piper was talking down to her readers. Callie actually drove me crazy at first and I really couldn't stand the writing style. She was writing the book as if a little kid was reading it. If her target market is 11-14, then I think she's missing her target by about five years. I know twelve year olds. They're interested in make-up and boys and gossip (and maybe books. I was interested in books, anyway.) But the way that Piper's book starts out makes Callie seem like she's 12 going on 8. Also, she would be firmly in middle school, where they don't have recess. I know this is a nuance, but it just bugged me.
As the book continues, Piper talks down to her reader less and less and the book takes on some darker tones, but it never really smooths out. I feel like it flips flops between this book that is treating kids like they're actual people who can handle these topics and a book that's treating them like they can't handle anything but a flipant story. It was really irritating and most of the reason that I gave the story three stars.
The other reason was, that, at the end of the day it was very predictable. You knew Callie was going to be the pricess who saved everyone, you knew she was going to win, you knew everyone was going to love her. It fell into a lot of the same troupes that you usually see. That doesn't mean it wasn't an enjoyable book, it just had a lot of that classic black and white "Secret pricess saves our world" scenario going on.
Overall, not a bad book. It caught my eye in may places and left enough open ended for a second novel. I'll probably pick up the second one if it ends up being free like the first.
My first contention with this book is that if you're going to name the book after a talking Tiara, well, I feel like the tiara should have a pretty major role in the book. Callie's tiara was actually kind of a cool concept. It talked and was just that side of obnoxious (and it was actually the JEWELS that talked, not the tiara but that was cool because they you had a FEW personalities in there) and they protected her in her time of need. Awesome, I can get behind all of that. I can even get behind the fact that we didn't meet the tiara until halfway through the book (she had to find out she was a magical pricess, after all, and that takes awhile) but even when we DID meet the tiara, it barely had any role. It protected a few people a few times, but it's personality never really had a chance to come out, which, if you're going to have a talking tiara, I feel kind of defeats the point.
I did like that Piper didn't shy away from topics that are often considered "too strong" for children. She addressed Callie's grief about her mother, even though that grief was two years old. She also, I thought, made Wanda's grief very real. Wanda is a character that you pity so much. Her parents just don't care and because of that she feels nothing but rage for everyone around her; something that happens more than people would like to believe. I really like that even though she was associated with the villian of the book, she's never villianized. You never hate Wanda you always just feel bad for her.
The Raven Queen, the person who is your true villian, basically brainwashes Wanda. Piper doesn't really tell the readers why (Wanda doesn't really seem to serve a purpose) but I get the feeling she's going to tell us in later books, so that doesn't bother me so much. Since Wanda's family is nonexistant in her life, she becomes the Raven Queen's adopted Daughter. Wanda really attaches herself to the Raven Queen. I have a hard time that she falls for this ploy that easily, but there have been all sorts of stories of neglected children. This other thing is that this book works in extremes, so, if it were an extreme of Wanda's type of personality, and someone like the Raven Queen had years to seduce her, I could buy it. Here it happens in a few weeks, but I'm also reading a book about a magical land and a 12 year old with magical powers and a talking tiara, so I can overlook this little glitch about convincing a kid you want to adopt her hours after meeting her.
Despite all, when the Raven Queen ultimately dies, Wanda really goes into a stupor, shutting out everything, not talking. I liked that Piper portrayed her in a different kind of way than Callie when it came to her grief. Inevitably, it was a painting of her adoptive mother's demise that snapped her into a hatred for Callie, blaming her for her mother's death (which, Callie was, but Wanda didn't seem to understand that the Raven Queen was evil since she already hated Callie and Lewis.)
I really liked Callie and Lewis's relationship. They're still young kids. And while, yes, at 12 the hormones do start to rage (I know; I have a 12 year old sister. She's 12 going on 20.) I really liked that, for this book at least, Piper kept them friends. I didn't have to deal with the romances or ridiculousness of twelve year olds getting overly involved or overly sexualized. In that respect, she kept it age appropriate and I liked that a lot.
But sometimes, she didn't keep it age appropriate enough. In the beginning of the book, I really felt like Piper was talking down to her readers. Callie actually drove me crazy at first and I really couldn't stand the writing style. She was writing the book as if a little kid was reading it. If her target market is 11-14, then I think she's missing her target by about five years. I know twelve year olds. They're interested in make-up and boys and gossip (and maybe books. I was interested in books, anyway.) But the way that Piper's book starts out makes Callie seem like she's 12 going on 8. Also, she would be firmly in middle school, where they don't have recess. I know this is a nuance, but it just bugged me.
As the book continues, Piper talks down to her reader less and less and the book takes on some darker tones, but it never really smooths out. I feel like it flips flops between this book that is treating kids like they're actual people who can handle these topics and a book that's treating them like they can't handle anything but a flipant story. It was really irritating and most of the reason that I gave the story three stars.
The other reason was, that, at the end of the day it was very predictable. You knew Callie was going to be the pricess who saved everyone, you knew she was going to win, you knew everyone was going to love her. It fell into a lot of the same troupes that you usually see. That doesn't mean it wasn't an enjoyable book, it just had a lot of that classic black and white "Secret pricess saves our world" scenario going on.
Overall, not a bad book. It caught my eye in may places and left enough open ended for a second novel. I'll probably pick up the second one if it ends up being free like the first.
August 24, 2025
I decided to re-read this as it was one of my favorite books growing up. It is still a very good book, however being older everything is looking a bit different!
September 1, 2012
In a nut shell: Callie found out on her twelfth birthday that she is the Princess of a magical land Albion, and that she alone can save it from an evil Raven Queen....and the talking Tiara is an heirloom that protects its wearer from danger.
This story is definitely for the much younger generation, but it entertained me nevertheless. It's not exasperating as I find some children's fantasy to be. The action is fast paced, and though the fantasy part is Narnia-nish, Callie's earthly problems are very real and believable. To Callie's 12 year old logic, her father's imminent marriage to would-be stepmom Sharon is a final goodbye to her mom's memory. Her worries get side-tracked when she finds the portal to Albion and prepare herself to battle the evil queen who happens to be her mom's sister-- and murderer. Callie rose to the occasion with the help of her best friend Lewis. I guess the story is well told because I didn't find myself fumbling for the storyline. It was a light and easy read instead.
This story is definitely for the much younger generation, but it entertained me nevertheless. It's not exasperating as I find some children's fantasy to be. The action is fast paced, and though the fantasy part is Narnia-nish, Callie's earthly problems are very real and believable. To Callie's 12 year old logic, her father's imminent marriage to would-be stepmom Sharon is a final goodbye to her mom's memory. Her worries get side-tracked when she finds the portal to Albion and prepare herself to battle the evil queen who happens to be her mom's sister-- and murderer. Callie rose to the occasion with the help of her best friend Lewis. I guess the story is well told because I didn't find myself fumbling for the storyline. It was a light and easy read instead.
August 16, 2012
I was looking for books on my kindle and found that this one was free it sounded interesting so I downloaded it. It's no longer free but its now 99 cents so still reasonable.
I love this book, It's about a girl named Callie, cute name totally going to name one of my original characters Callie. Who is best friends with a boy, but doesn't have a crush on him. Yay finally a book where a girl is friends with a boy and doesn't have a crush on him.
Wanda is the school bully. Her parents aren't around and she feels like no one cares about her so she's mean to everyone else. But I'm sure if she was nice to Callie they would be friends.
This book switches between Callie and Lewis and Wanda and the Raven Queen which is cool!
I love this book, It's about a girl named Callie, cute name totally going to name one of my original characters Callie. Who is best friends with a boy, but doesn't have a crush on him. Yay finally a book where a girl is friends with a boy and doesn't have a crush on him.
Wanda is the school bully. Her parents aren't around and she feels like no one cares about her so she's mean to everyone else. But I'm sure if she was nice to Callie they would be friends.
This book switches between Callie and Lewis and Wanda and the Raven Queen which is cool!
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May 15, 2012I have been reading this chapter book on and off to my 4 and 5 year-old daughters. I actually think it's a really cute story! My younger daughter is definitely more interested in the book than is my older daughter. My older daughter was actually getting a bit scared at some parts which has turned her off a bit, but she's always been more sensitive, so I'm not that surprised! I don't think this book is really intended for a four year-old... there is a lot of vocabulary that she does not understand, and yes, a bit of scariness, but in my opinion, nothing really worse (so far!) than your average evil queen from Disney... but as long as she is interested, I will keep reading it! (Plus, I admit, I am curious to find out what happens, too! lol!)
January 26, 2012
If you just look at the cover of this book, it looks girly but its sooo much more! It is very descriptive and so interesting. It made me keep the pages turning because I felt I had to learn more. I just can't wait for the second book!!!
March 5, 2012
I really enjoyed this book. The very beginning was choppy and I rolled my eyes a few times, like "for reals?", its a kids book, but despite that I plugged on anyhow. I really enjoyed it. It was lighthearted and yet carried a serious weight. I enjoyed it so much I bought the second one.
February 21, 2016
This book is awesome!!!!!!! It's my favorite book I love it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I recommend it to everybody!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! If your not sure if u want to read it I'll say go for it! You won't regret it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
December 13, 2011
hey this book is awesome!!!!!!!!!! perfect
February 8, 2012
Great book. Loads of adventure and conflict. It is a juvenile fiction book and some things were predictable. But a good quick read.
January 24, 2012
This book was free on amazon for my kindle. It was a really cute and fun read. I will definitely read the second book and look forward for more to come.
February 5, 2012
this was such an amazing book, it had a lot of adventure :-)
February 20, 2012
This one was ok... Hailey loved it. It felt more like a rough draft to me.
March 4, 2012
Not my usual genre' choice, but I enjoyed it. Includes a true test of friendship, a girl missing her mother, family traits and lots more.
June 24, 2012
delightfully fun
January 11, 2017
Princess Callie and the Totally Amazing Talking Tiara by Daisy Piper is a wonderful, fun story. I read a chapter a night to my 6 and 8 year old sons and all three of us looked forward to our daily dose of Callie and Albion. I wasn’t sure if the boys would like a book about a princess, but they were both totally sucked in! The older one even said to me one night, “Sometimes when you read this book, it’s like I’m in the story, too!” As soon as I finished the book, they both came up with a list of reasons why they hoped there were more Callie books (there are). I wholeheartedly recommend Princess Callie and the Totally Amazing Talking Tiara to all, young and old!
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May 31, 2019Awesome
It was great! Now I am not a big fan of princess and fairytales so you could call me a Tom boy, but this book was so great it had a little bit of evil... okay a lot of evil a little bit of good a little bit of dragons and all in all a little bit of everything! Thank you for making this book 😁
It was great! Now I am not a big fan of princess and fairytales so you could call me a Tom boy, but this book was so great it had a little bit of evil... okay a lot of evil a little bit of good a little bit of dragons and all in all a little bit of everything! Thank you for making this book 😁
April 4, 2018
Callie’s character strength was also bravery she was not afraid to fight off the evil she was also a strong princess she was also brave in the sense of having to deal with her mothers death and her fathers remarrying she was understanding.
June 5, 2019
A reigning princess... at 12 years old
Callie found her place in the world by a visit through the Door on the Ground. Oh, that we could all make that trip.
Callie found her place in the world by a visit through the Door on the Ground. Oh, that we could all make that trip.
August 24, 2019
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November 30, 2025lol guys if you see this it’s because I found it on my old kindle account and wanted to document it so I can get rid of it
January 8, 2012
*same review posted on Amazon*This book was absolutely perfect for what it is, a novel for kids between the ages of 9 and 14. I picked it up because it was free and sounded cute, even though I am 25 I also read and paid for the second book of the series the same day. The plot and book have the same feel to them as the Narnia series. However the material is entirely original. If I had a daughter I would want her to read these books, the main character, Callie, struggles with things that any 12 year old may face. All the characters do. Even Wanda who is the bully at Callie's school is well written and sympathetic. I feel that the author did a great job really telling the story from the perspective of a 12 year old girl.
The only complaint I had is fairly minor but at the same time central to the plot. This being the fact that Callie's mother had only died two years previous and her father was already planning to marry his new girlfriend. The girlfriends treatment of Callie as well as the way Callie's father responds to her is disturbing and leaves Callie believing that she can no longer rely on her father. This is a bad message and really inappropriate for the target age of this book. It would also be a simple fix. By extending the amount of time Callie's mother had been dead for, or having the father have a frank and loving discussion with Callie, instead of the girlfriends pressuring and mean discussion the author could have avoided all of the disturbing underlying messages she is sending to the readers. If I had a child who read this it would be very important to me to make sure they know I would never treat them, or allow anyone else to treat them the way Callie is treated by the girlfriend, and that I would never dismiss their feelings without trying to understand them as the father did.
Over all Callie's adventures into Albion are a fun read appropriate for younger teens and preteens, it combines the secret wish of any girl to be swept away into a world where they are a beloved princess and the adventure that comes along with finding a new and strange world. I enjoyed the main characters and their adventures.
The only complaint I had is fairly minor but at the same time central to the plot. This being the fact that Callie's mother had only died two years previous and her father was already planning to marry his new girlfriend. The girlfriends treatment of Callie as well as the way Callie's father responds to her is disturbing and leaves Callie believing that she can no longer rely on her father. This is a bad message and really inappropriate for the target age of this book. It would also be a simple fix. By extending the amount of time Callie's mother had been dead for, or having the father have a frank and loving discussion with Callie, instead of the girlfriends pressuring and mean discussion the author could have avoided all of the disturbing underlying messages she is sending to the readers. If I had a child who read this it would be very important to me to make sure they know I would never treat them, or allow anyone else to treat them the way Callie is treated by the girlfriend, and that I would never dismiss their feelings without trying to understand them as the father did.
Over all Callie's adventures into Albion are a fun read appropriate for younger teens and preteens, it combines the secret wish of any girl to be swept away into a world where they are a beloved princess and the adventure that comes along with finding a new and strange world. I enjoyed the main characters and their adventures.
February 5, 2012
I’d like to think that I am a fairly well rounded person when it comes to the arts. When I say “arts”, I am referring to books, music, movies and theatre. As such, I have read, listened and watched and participated in the “arts”, and remembered most of it.
So what comes to mind when I start to read this book? It hit me so quick I knew I was going to like this one no matter what I read. So, think of this book as The Princess Diaries meets The Tenth Kingdom. I say this with great affection because I loved both of these movies.
Callie is about to have an amazing adventure that starts with a message delivered in her morning cereal. Interesting way to start her birthday! She didn’t seem to be too phased by it, but that can only mean there’s more to come. And, her best friend, Lewis, is about to join her on the ride. Oh, and let’s not forget about the mean girl, Wanda, who decides she wants what Callie has and joins the duo.
Learning she is a Princess, Callie uses her instincts, and Lewis’ smarts to follow an underground tunnel that leads to a magical world of Albion where she must defeat an evil Queen, who just happens to be the jealous sister of her dead mother. Callie will need to defeat her in order to save her mother’s homeland and people.
Throw in magical dragons, gargoyles that can speak and a tiara that bites and you’ve got an exciting story about a young girl who finally learns to trust herself and let go of her fears. Every teen faces a moment like Callie faced, while it might not be as fantastic as was portrayed in this story, it is one that when successfully surpassed, life becomes completely different than was once previous. Hopefully for all of us and like Callie, it will be for the better.
So what comes to mind when I start to read this book? It hit me so quick I knew I was going to like this one no matter what I read. So, think of this book as The Princess Diaries meets The Tenth Kingdom. I say this with great affection because I loved both of these movies.
Callie is about to have an amazing adventure that starts with a message delivered in her morning cereal. Interesting way to start her birthday! She didn’t seem to be too phased by it, but that can only mean there’s more to come. And, her best friend, Lewis, is about to join her on the ride. Oh, and let’s not forget about the mean girl, Wanda, who decides she wants what Callie has and joins the duo.
Learning she is a Princess, Callie uses her instincts, and Lewis’ smarts to follow an underground tunnel that leads to a magical world of Albion where she must defeat an evil Queen, who just happens to be the jealous sister of her dead mother. Callie will need to defeat her in order to save her mother’s homeland and people.
Throw in magical dragons, gargoyles that can speak and a tiara that bites and you’ve got an exciting story about a young girl who finally learns to trust herself and let go of her fears. Every teen faces a moment like Callie faced, while it might not be as fantastic as was portrayed in this story, it is one that when successfully surpassed, life becomes completely different than was once previous. Hopefully for all of us and like Callie, it will be for the better.
July 24, 2014
I chose this book to read as the review on amazon claimed it was like The Princess Diaries- which is a film I love as far as teen films go, and I have not read the book yet to compare it properly. I thought the title was a bit babyish, and think if I was the author I would think up a better attention-grabbing title. The book starts off with Calandria (Callie for short) Richards, an almost -twelve -year -old, waking from a dream in which her mother, who died two years previously, has the face of the Raven Queen, and she is in a magical land full of unicorns and dragons. It is the day of her twelfth birthday.
She lives with her dad and a dog called Bo. The same morning before school, she notices her alphabet cereal starts forming words, and talks about a mysterious land called Albion, of which she is the Princess. She confides in her best friend Lewis about this, and he is sceptical at first but then believes her. I found also at the beginning, there is not much character development, so it is hard to imagine what each character would look like, or would even be wearing. There are some grammar issues with two dashes either side of a sentence containing a character's inner thought, which I have not seen used before. The story gets better after the beginning. The storyline is fast-paced, but enjoyable.
April 10, 2011
You ever finish a book and think "What fun!" as you put it down? Yeah, this book is like this. What fun, indeed. This is a great adventure children's book for girls (and boys, perhaps).
What I found most interesting about this book is the character development. You don't see that very often in children's books, but each character was so well thought-out and well-rounded. It was a standard length book, but felt much longer. Not in a bad way! It felt like a long delicious adventure with good and evil and everything blurred in between.
We follow our main character, Callie, through finding out she's a princess, supposed to save the people and beyond. While, I will say that the bare bones story is not anything we all haven't read before, it was the adventure to get there that made it so interesting and so much. There's plenty of little twists to keep your young child interested.
The writing was really wonderful. It was on level for the age group and flowed reasonably well. It does start out a little rough, but part of that might be that the reader hasn't quite been introduced to what's going on so it's mainly a little confusion, which quickly clears up.
This is highly recommended for ages 8-14. I'll be sharing it with my daughter on her kindle soon!
What I found most interesting about this book is the character development. You don't see that very often in children's books, but each character was so well thought-out and well-rounded. It was a standard length book, but felt much longer. Not in a bad way! It felt like a long delicious adventure with good and evil and everything blurred in between.
We follow our main character, Callie, through finding out she's a princess, supposed to save the people and beyond. While, I will say that the bare bones story is not anything we all haven't read before, it was the adventure to get there that made it so interesting and so much. There's plenty of little twists to keep your young child interested.
The writing was really wonderful. It was on level for the age group and flowed reasonably well. It does start out a little rough, but part of that might be that the reader hasn't quite been introduced to what's going on so it's mainly a little confusion, which quickly clears up.
This is highly recommended for ages 8-14. I'll be sharing it with my daughter on her kindle soon!
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February 25, 2015 This book was magical!! I could really feel myself in Callie's place.
This book is about a girl named Callie who just discovered she was a princess(I know, weird-right?!). Anyway, she starts having weird nightmares about fighting an evil queen and weird messages in her alphabet cereal.
She is grieving because her mother had recently passed away from a car accident. Callie is celebrating her 12th birthday when a strange man knocks on the door to her classroom claiming that they have a present for Callie.
The man gives Callie the present and leaves. Callie finds a priceless necklace that could not have been from her father. There was also a poem stuck in the box. the poem talked about a unicorn and Callie remembers that Callie had a stone unicorn in her back yard. She gets home and expects a huge birthday surprise from her father but gets the opposite.
Callie is getting a new mother!!
Callie is upset and goes to the back yard to find the stone unicorn. She finds the unicorn and also finds a door in the floor of the yard. a whole new world awaits her behind the doors.
Read this book to find out what Callie and Lewis will face.
This book is about a girl named Callie who just discovered she was a princess(I know, weird-right?!). Anyway, she starts having weird nightmares about fighting an evil queen and weird messages in her alphabet cereal.
She is grieving because her mother had recently passed away from a car accident. Callie is celebrating her 12th birthday when a strange man knocks on the door to her classroom claiming that they have a present for Callie.
The man gives Callie the present and leaves. Callie finds a priceless necklace that could not have been from her father. There was also a poem stuck in the box. the poem talked about a unicorn and Callie remembers that Callie had a stone unicorn in her back yard. She gets home and expects a huge birthday surprise from her father but gets the opposite.
Callie is getting a new mother!!
Callie is upset and goes to the back yard to find the stone unicorn. She finds the unicorn and also finds a door in the floor of the yard. a whole new world awaits her behind the doors.
Read this book to find out what Callie and Lewis will face.
March 25, 2015
I think the title of this book holds it back from people realizing how amazing it is. Seriously, this should be one of the books people are talking about!
I see shades of Harry Potter and The Lion , the Witch and The Wardrobe. Callie's mom has passed away and after three years her father is ready to move on. This doesn't sit well with Callie. Plus she's had a crazy dream about another land and a evil Queen who looks just like her mother. Before she can figure all of that out her cereal starts talking to her!
Callie goes on an amazing adventure and finds out things about her mother and her self that she never knew. Her best friend Lewis is there beside her every step of the way. I loved the talk gargoyles! I would love to see them animated.
A fabulous, and fun read and I'd love to read the whole series!
I see shades of Harry Potter and The Lion , the Witch and The Wardrobe. Callie's mom has passed away and after three years her father is ready to move on. This doesn't sit well with Callie. Plus she's had a crazy dream about another land and a evil Queen who looks just like her mother. Before she can figure all of that out her cereal starts talking to her!
Callie goes on an amazing adventure and finds out things about her mother and her self that she never knew. Her best friend Lewis is there beside her every step of the way. I loved the talk gargoyles! I would love to see them animated.
A fabulous, and fun read and I'd love to read the whole series!
September 20, 2012
Even though this book is intended for a much younger audience (pre-teen), I found this to be a delightful read. Its a story about 12 year old Callandria who not only finds a secret door into a magical kingdom, but finds out she's a princess of that kingdom and is the only one who can save it. I found the story well written and enjoyable
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