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The Birthday Ball (2010)

by Lois Lowry(Favorite Author)

3.39 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

054723869X (ISBN13: 9780547238692)

languge

English

genre

Fantasy

publisher

HMH Books for Young Readers

review 1: Every day is the same and Princess Priscilla is bored. In less than a week she will be sixteen and at her birthday ball she must choose a husband from a group of ghastly suitors. As a diversion, with the help of her chambermaid, she disguises herself as a poor, humble peasant, slips away from the castle, and walks, barefoot, to the village school where she enrolls as a new student. Meanwhile, the castle staff is frantically preparing for the ball and noble guests are traveling to the kingdom to attend the ball and vie for the princess’s hand.This a fun story for middle grade students has interesting and unusual characters, a suspenseful plot and delightful wordplay . As to the audiobook, the characters are uniquely and consistently depicted with appropriate and entert... moreaining voices. Each character has its own voice and range of emotion. Individually, the voices depict the “station” of the character—noble or peasant. In dialogue Ms Steele moves fluently from one voice to another. Her deliberate pacing lets the delights of Lowry's language shine
review 2: Title / Author / Publication Date: The Birthday Ball/Lois Lowry/2010Genre: FictionFormat: HardcoverPlot summary: Princess Patricia Priscilla is bored with her royal life and the excitement surrounding her sixteenth birthday ball. Doomed to endure courtship by three grotesquely unappealing noblemen, she escapes her fate—for a week. Disguised as a peasant, she attends the village school as the smart new girl, "Pat” and attracts friends and the attention of the handsome schoolmaster. Disgusting suitors, lovable peasants, and the clueless king and queen collide at the ball, where Princess Patricia Priscilla calls the shots. What began as a cure for boredom becomes a chance for Princess Patricia Priscilla to break the rules and marry the man she loves. (GoodReads)Considerations or precautions for readers advisory: Lois Lowry's writing is similar to that of Roald Dahl's - filled with colorful characters. Review citation: Diorio, G. (2010). The Birthday Ball (Book Review). School Library Journal, 56(3), 162. Section source used to find the material: Children's Core Collection, Most Highly RecommendedRecommended age: 8 and up less

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