Damsel by Elana K. Arnold Charles Kenney * Washington socialite and Southern

* Washington socialite and Southern spy Rose Greenhow

could be the ultimate curse of all

It takes courage to stay in the places we’ve always called home

a family who owns a famous Chinese medicine shop can cure ailments but can’t escape the curse that afflicts them―their eldest sons die before their twenty-fourth birthdays

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Damsel by Elana K. Arnold Charles Kenney * Washington socialite and Southern*A 2019 Michael L. Printz Award Honor Book* A dark, twisted, unforgettable fairy tale from Elana K. Arnold, author of the National Book Award finalist What Girls Are Made Of The rite has existed for as long as anyone can remember: When the king dies, his son the prince must venture out into the gray lands, slay a fierce dragon, and rescue a damsel to be his bride. This is the way things have always been. When Ama wakes in the arms of Prince Emory, she