Dangerously Ever After by Dashka Slater

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Slater, D. & Docampo, V. (Illus). (2012). Dangerously ever after. Dial Books.

This princess is not like typical princesses; she likes dangerous, scary, and sometimes, ugly things.  The average person (or prince) might need armor to go in her garden. When a prince gives her a gift of roses, she sets off on a journey to find out how to grow them herself.

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