Girls to the Rescue #1―The Royal Joust: 10 inspiring stories about clever and courageous girls from around the world

Girls to the Rescue #1―The Royal Joust: 10 inspiring stories about clever and courageous girls from around the world by Lansky, Bruce. paperback edition. ISBN: 9781442491939.

In most heroic tales, a helpless young lady waits around for a prince to rescue her. But the spunky girls in this entertaining series are much too busy saving the day to await Prince Charming. These adaptations and original stories from around the world inspire readers to become a new kind of heroine. If you enjoy the stories in this book, look for more fun adventures in the other books in the series. In most heroic tales, a helpless young lady waits around for a prince to rescue her. But the spunky girls in this entertaining series are much too busy saving the day to await Prince Charming. These adaptations and original stories from around the world inspire readers to become a new kind of heroine. If you enjoy the stories in this book, look for more fun adventures in the other books in the series. This first book contains the following short stories: "The Fairy Godmothers Assitant" (an original story), "Grandma Rosas Bowl" (adapted from a Grimm Brothers Story), "For Love of Sunny" (an original story), "Carla and the Greedy Merchant" (adapted from a folktale), "Savannahs Piglets" (adapted from a folktale), "Kimi Meets the Ogre" (an original story), "The Innkeepers Wise Daughter" (retold from a Russian folktale), "The Royal Joust" (an original story), "Chardaes Thousand and One Nights" (adapted from a story in The Arabian Nights) and "Lian and the Unicorn" (an original story).