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Book SynopsisHarriet Hamsterbone is not your typical princess. Harriet's parents tell her of the curse that a rat placed on her at birth, dooming her to prick her finger on a hamster wheel when she's twelve and fall into a deep sleep. For Harriet, this is most wonderful news: It means she's invincible until she's twelve! And so begins a grand life of adventure.
Trade ReviewA 2015 Texas Bluebonnet nominee
A Publishers Weekly Best Book of 2015
A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of 2015
A New York Public Library Best Book for Reading and Sharing of 2015
A Chicago Public Library Best Book of 2015
An ALA Notable Children's Book of 2016
"[A] charming, funny, subversive middle-grade illustrated fantasy." — Cory Doctorow,
New York Times bestselling author, activist, and co-editor of
Boing Boing* "A joy to read, and we can only hope that Harriet – long may she reign – will return in later installments.” —
Booklist, starred review
* "Move over, Babymouse, there’s a new rodent in town!...Vernon has created a spunky heroine readers will cheer for and who will leave them eagerly searching for the happily ever after in the next installment." —
School Library Journal, starred review
* "Harriet is her own hamster, but she takes her place proudly alongside both Danny Dragonbreath and Babymouse. Creatively fresh and feminist, with laughs on every single page." —
Kirkus Reviews, starred review
* "A book with all the makings of a hit. Readers will be laughing themselves silly." —
Publishers Weekly, starred review
"Middle-graders with a taste for absurdity and snark will find plenty of both here...Fans of Holm’s Babymouse
(Babymouse: Queen of the World, BCCB 12/05) series or Vernon’s
Dragonbreath (BCCB 9/09) series will definitely want to tag along on Harriet’s future adventures." —
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