But because she has no such "gifts," Annie is not only ordinary in every way, her very presence disenchants those around her. Apparently, fairy-tale characters are only perpetually lovely and charming and talented because they've been enchanted.
Baker fleshes out nicely in this middle-grades book. Why? Because her overcautious parents, freaked out by the curse put on their firstborn, asked another fairy to ensure that their younger child would be resistant to magic.This is a great premise, which E. A very clever retelling of Sleeping Beauty from the POV of her younger sister, who doesn't fall asleep after her older sibling pricks her finger on the spindle.
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