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When Princess Magnolia is ready to celebrate her birthday, she hopes everything will be flawless. As guests arrive, the kingdom’s monster alarm blares, forcing her to abandon her royal attire and transform into the Princess in Black. She races to defeat the intruding monster, returns in time, and keeps her heroic identity a secret. However, the monster alarm sounds again just before she opens her gifts, and each frantic return leaves her in disarray—an inside‑out dress, a missing shoe, and mounting suspicion among her peers. Will she manage to protect her friends and her birthday without revealing her true identity?
First publish date: 2015
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Fantasy
Authors: Shannon Hale
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