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Synopsis
*Sylvie had an amazing life, but she didn't get to live it very often.* Sylvie has been a twelve-year-old princess for more than eighty years, ever since the book she lives in was first printed. She's the heroine, and her story is exciting -- but that's the trouble. Her story is always exciting in the same way. Sylvie longs to get away and explore the world outside the confines of her book. When she breaks the cardinal rule of all storybook characters and looks up at the Reader, Sylvie begins a journey that not even she could have anticipated. And what she accomplishes goes beyond any great good thing she could have imagined.
Is The Great Good Thing appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 10 and up.
A gentle, imaginative story about a storybook character who longs to break free from her predetermined narrative. Contains mild adventure peril but no concerning content.
What to know going in
This book has mild violence, no sexual content, and clean language.
Who'll love this
Middle graders will love this imaginative story about a princess trapped in a book who breaks the rules and explores beyond her story.