Books like Ariel by Emilio Urbano
Ariel, a young girl, is tasked with finding Laurel, who has disappeared after winning a singing competition. She and her friends, including her sister Flora, discover that Laurel was actually Laurel, a young girl with a missing necklace. The necklace, a shimmering star-shell, has been given to her by Ariel's sisters. The mystery of the necklace's disappearance leads them to investigate the royal palace, where they uncover a sinister plot involving a mysterious necklace and a missing princess.
First publish date: 2012
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Adventure
Authors: Emilio Urbano
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