The Princess in Black and the Science Fair Scare
by Shannon Hale and Dean Hale · The Princess in Black
Five princess heroes, one very lost monster, and a science fair that gets wildly out of hand.
Kid
69
/ 100
Parent
60
/ 100
Teacher
61
/ 100
Best fit: ages 6-8
Still works: ages 5-9
Our Take
Kids love this installment most — the science fair setting and expanded heroine roster land strongly with the core audience, while parents and teachers appreciate the stereotype-breaking and empathy content but find the brevity limits literary or academic depth.
✓ Perfect for
- • Children ages 6-8 who love strong heroines
- • silly action
- • and the Princess in Black series. Ideal for readers who want adventure and laughs with a gentle emotional heartbeat underneath — particularly early chapter book readers who still appreciate heavy illustration support.
Book facts
- Format
- chapter book
- ISBN
- 9780763688271
- Series
- The Princess in Black
- Illustration
- heavy
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