Princess Callie And The Totally Amazing Talking Tiara (2000) - Plot & Excerpts
I chose this book to read as the review on amazon claimed it was like The Princess Diaries- which is a film I love as far as teen films go, and I have not read the book yet to compare it properly. I thought the title was a bit babyish, and think if I was the author I would think up a better attention-grabbing title. The book starts off with Calandria (Callie for short) Richards, an almost -twelve -year -old, waking from a dream in which her mother, who died two years previously, has the face of the Raven Queen, and she is in a magical land full of unicorns and dragons. It is the day of her twelfth birthday.She lives with her dad and a dog called Bo. The same morning before school, she notices her alphabet cereal starts forming words, and talks about a mysterious land called Albion, of which she is the Princess. She confides in her best friend Lewis about this, and he is sceptical at first but then believes her. I found also at the beginning, there is not much character development, so it is hard to imagine what each character would look like, or would even be wearing. There are some grammar issues with two dashes either side of a sentence containing a character's inner thought, which I have not seen used before. The story gets better after the beginning. The storyline is fast-paced, but enjoyable. What a delightful beginning to a new series...Calandria (beautiful name!), known as Callie, lives with her father. Her mother was killed in a car accident two years prior to the story's beginning. To Callie's horror, her father has just become engaged to a lawyer. A new step-mother was not what Callie had in mind as a present from her father for her twelfth birthday. Thankfully, Lewis, Callie's best friend, had come over for her birthday party and is helping her get over the fact that her father has, seemingly, forgotten her mother.While outside, they find a hidden door that takes them to an underground tunnel. As they follow it, they notice that there are drawings on the wall that coincide with the fairy tales Callie's mom used to tell her before bed.The tunnel ends in a magical land where Callie and Lewis meet a Queen. Through education and training, they become allies with the Queen in the upcoming battle for control. Will they make it back home again? How much time will have passed if they do make it back?With elements reminiscent of Alice in Wonderland, Chronicles of Narnia and Harry Potter, Princess Callie and the Totally Amazing Talking Tiara will fast become a favorite of pre-teens ... and adults who are children at heart ... everywhere!
What do You think about Princess Callie And The Totally Amazing Talking Tiara (2000)?
I really enjoyed this book I found it defiantly worth reading how did Daisy do it!
—shweta
Read this one to my daughter and she loved it. I quite enjoyed it too!
—Bee
I think it is a lot like lion witch and the wardrobe.Really good book.
—Zara
Review coming... Super cute middle grades fairy tale adventure story.
—Christy
Even though it's childrens book it was awesome! Its worth the read
—mansi
