Princess Poppy, the bouncing baby daughter of Queen Marigold and King Christian of Zandelphia-Beaurivage, is in terrible danger. The kingdom's former torturer-in-chief and poisoner-in-chief have joined forces to kidnap the baby as an act of revenge fortheir exile! Can a ragtag parade of rescuers?including the king and queen, the evil kidnappers' mortified children, five dogs, a white elephant, and a washed-up wizard?save Princess Poppy in time? AGES: 9-12 AUTHOR: Jean Ferris has written more than a dozen popular teen novels, including the first two Marigoldbooks. Her honors include several ALA Best Book for Young Adults distinctions and a YALSATeens' Top Ten Best Books award. She lives in San Diego, California. Visit her website atwww.jeanferris.com.
