• Funke, Cornelia
  The Princess Knight
  Chicken House/Scholastic, 2004
  E Fun (Picture Books)
  Young princess, Violetta, is trained like her brother to become a knight., but the surprise her father springs one her for her 16th birthday, brings out the feistiness in Violetta.
• Hall, Kirsten
  I am a Princess
  Children's Press, 1995
  E Fun (Easy to Read)
  A girl dresses up like a princess and insists that her family treat her like loyalty, but her family is surprised to find out the reasons she is doing what she is doing.
• Hooks, William
  A Monster from the Sea
  Bantam, 1992
  E Hoo (Grades 1-3)
  A determined princess, whose father's rules have made it difficult to meet people from the outside world, finally gets her chance to meet someone new.
• Kleven, Elisa
  The Paper Princess Finds Her Way
  Dutton, 2003
  E Kle (Grades 1-3)
  After the girl who drew grows older, and no longer plays with her a paper princess ,lets the wind carry her off to adventures which include a cat, a Christmas tree and butterflies.
• McCourt, Lisa
  Good Night Princess Pruney Toes
  Bridgewater, 2001
  E McC (Picture Books)
  With the help of her royal subject, Sir Daddy, a young girls pretends to be a princess as she gets ready for bed.
• Paterson, Katherine
  The Wide Awake Princess
  Clarion, 2002
  E Pat (Grades 1-3)
  After the untimely death of her self absorbed parents, a young princess shows the people in her kingdom how they can make better lives for themselves.
• San Souci, Robert
  The Well at the End of the World
  Chronicle, 2004
  E San (Grades 1-3)
  Feisty princess Rosamond, who prefers good books to good looks, risks her throne to save her father. Loosely based on Scottish and English lore.
• Springer, Margaret
  A Royal Ball
  St. Martin's Press, 1992
  E Spr (Grades 1-3)
  A light tale in which princes and princesses learn to enjoy each other and have a royal ball.
• Tyler, Anne
  Tumble Tower
  Orchard books, 1993
  E Tyl (Grades 1-3)
  A very messy princess in a very orderly family shows that there are some advantages to not being neat.

Fiction for Older Children

• King-Smith, Dick
  Clever Lollipop
  Candlewick Press, 2003
  + Kin
  Lady Lollipop , the clever pig, along with Princess Penelope and her friend Johnny, join in lessons with a magician. They care for the queen's garden, help restore the king's appetite, and plan a surprise for Penelope's birthday.
• Conford,Ellen
  A Royal Pain
  Scholastic, 1986
  + Con
  A sixteen year old from Kansas discovers that she is really a princess. She is taken to her royal kingdom, is expected to perform her royal duties, marry a distasteful neighboring prince, and tries to become the "royal pain" that everyone expects her to be.
• Ferris,Jean
  Once Upon a Marigold
  Harcourt, 2002
  + Fer
  An inventive mysterious young man leaves the troll who raised him and meets an unhappy princess he has loved from afar and discovers a plot to harm them.
• Levin, Gail Carson
  Ella Enchanted
  Harper Collins, 1997
  + Lev
  In this novel, based on the Cinderella story, Ella struggle to break the curse of obedience that she has had since she was a child.
• Levine, Gail Carson
  The Fairy's Mistake
  Harper Collins, 1999
  + Lev
  The fairy, Ethelinda , rewards one twin sister for good behavior and punishes the other for bad behavior, only to discover that the punishment is more pleasurable than the reward.
• Levine, Gail Carson
  Princess Sonora and the Long Sleep
  Harper Collins, 1999
  + Lev
  Princess Sorona, who is ten time smarter that anyone else, decides that she should be able to pick her own time when she should be able to be pricked by a needle.
• Levine, Gail Carson
  The Princess Test
  Harper Collins, 19997
  + Lev
  In this retelling of the Princess and the Pea, Lorelei must pass many difficult tests to prove that she is a true princess and win the hand of Prince Nicholas.

Princess Series

The Jeweled Kingdom
Series aimed at beginning chapter book reader, where magic happens through the eyes of four jeweled princesses. All by the same author and in the paperback chapter books.

+ PB Mal
Malcolm, Jahnna

• The Diamond Princess Steps Through the Mirror
• The Emerald Princess Plays a Trick
• The Ruby Princess Runs Away
• The Sapphire Princess Meets a Monster

Royal Diaries
A very historically accurate series, written by various authors, who went to great depths to research the titles. Told in diary format, these are the stories of various real life princesses from different time periods and cultures from throughout the world . Rich text, great detail and additional features such as glossaries, family trees, and in some cases photos of photos contribute to the authenticity.  Listed are the titles owned by River Falls (in alphabetical order by name of Princess).  All are shelved on the series shelf in the children's room.

• Anacaona, Golden Flower
  by Edwidge Danticat
• Anastasia, the Last Grand Duchess
  by Carolyn Meyer
• Cleopatra VII, Daughter of the Nile
  by Kristiana Gregory
• Eleanor, Crown Jewel of Aquitaine
  by Kristiana Gregory
• Elisabeth, the Princess Bride
  by Barry Denenberg
• Elizabeth I, Red Rose of the House of Tudor
  by Kathryn Lasky
• Isabel, Jewel of Castilla
  by Carolyn Meyer
• Jahanara, Princess of Princesses
  by Kathryn Lasky
• Kaiulani, the People's Princess
  by Ellen White
• Kazunomiya, Prisoner of Heaven
  by Kathryn Lasky
• Lady of Ch'iao Kuo : Warrior of the South
  by Lawrence Yep
• Lady of Palenque, Flower of Bacal
  by Ann Kirwin
• Marie Antoinette
  by Kathryn Lasky
• Mary, Queen of Scots, Queen without a Country
  by Kathryn Lasky
• Nzingha, Warrior Queen of Matamba
  by Patricia McKissack
• Sondok, Princess of the Moon and Stars
  by Sheri Holman
• Victoria, May Blossom of Britannia
  by Ann Kirwin
• Weetamoo, Heart of the Pocassets
  by Patricia Smith

Past Featured Books