Harriet the Invincible shows the value of teamwork and will engage even the most reluctant readers. Drawings with dialogue help break up the text and keep the action moving.

Purple and white illustrations add to the wackiness of the book. Readers will enjoy the humor of the story and how Harriet breaks the curse without her invincibility. To him, “There is entirely too much kissing involved in this curse.” He becomes more confident, inspired by Harriet’s forwardness to end the curse, but still drags his feet, adding to the strangeness of the story. The prince complains that he does not want to break the curse or marry Harriet. On her travels, Harriet convinces Wilbur, a prince, to end the curse. Ratshade, the rat who cursed Harriet, is more comical than scary, and readers will enjoy reading about how Harriet eventually uses her wits to defeat Ratshade. As she travels the realm to find someone to help her, she must rely on her smarts to solve problems. When Harriet’s curse backfires on the castle guests, workers, and her parents, Harriet is determined to break the curse, lest neighboring kingdoms snatch the land in her parent’s absence. Harriet the Invincible uses inspiration from fairy tales to create a wacky, action-packed story that will have readers eagerly turning the pages. The curse then activates in an unanticipated fashion. But Harriet is ecstatic-that means she is invincible until she’s twelve! And so, she goes on a two-year adventure with Mumfrey-fighting monsters, saving princesses, and participating in jousts-until her twelfth birthday. One day, Harriet’s parents tell her about the curse that a rat placed on her at birth, dooming her to “prick her finger on a hamster wheel and fall into a sleep-like death” on her twelfth birthday. She’s not good at sighing and looking ethereal in front of guests she prefers to care for her riding quail, Mumfrey, instead of attending deportment lessons. Harriet Hamsterbone is different from the other princesses in the rodent realm.

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