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Book Review

The Perfectly Proper Prince by Suzanne Williams has been reviewed by Focus on the Family’s marriage and parenting magazine. It is the first book in the "Girls Power" series.

Positive Elements

Spiritual Content

Sexual Content

Violent Content

Crude or Profane Language

Drug and Alcohol Content

Other Negative Elements

Conclusion

Pro-social Content

Objectionable Content

Summary Advisory

Plot Summary

Sewing, decorating and other princess duties bore Lysandra. She'd rather learn to fight with swords like her cousin, Owen. Lysandra cooks up a scheme to find friends to go on adventures with her: She invites other princesses to try out for a talent show at her palace. When she picks out the three girls she hopes will be her new friends (Fatima, Elena and Tansy), she tells the other princesses she has the plague and the talent show has been cancelled. With the boring girls out of the way, Lysandra, Fatima, Elena and Tansy explore their world and find a prince-turned-frog who has long loved Lysandra's decorous older sister, Gabriella. A royal wedding follows. Fatima, Elena and Tansy return home, vowing to reconvene for other escapades in the future.

Christian Beliefs

None

Other Belief Systems

Prince Jonathon studies magic under a wizard. Lysandra determines that with the magical abilities she and her new friends possess, their "princess power" will allow them to go anywhere and do anything.

Authority Roles

Lysandra's mom and dad appear briefly. She asks them if she can host a talent show, and each parent says it's fine if the other approves. Gabriella attempts to keep Lysandra in line by checking up on her, spouting etiquette tips and referring to her favorite book, Courtly Manners and Duties.

Profanity/Violence

None

Kissing/Sex/Homosexuality

Prince Jerome kisses Gabriella after she agrees to marry him.

Discussion Topics

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Credits

Rating

Readability Age Range

6 to 8

Author

Suzanne Williams

Cast

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Distributor

Network

Performance

Record Label

Platform

Publisher

HarperCollins Publishers

Released

On Video

Year Published

2009

Awards

Unknown

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