In "The Wrestling Princess" by Judy Corbalis, young princess Mia defies expectations in a kingdom where traditional roles reign supreme. Instead of attending royal balls, she dreams of becoming a champion wrestler. Training secretly, she faces both societal pressure and personal challenges as she strives to earn her place in a sport dominated by men. As Mia navigates her passion for wrestling alongside her royal duties, she learns about perseverance, friendship, and the importance of staying true to oneself. Her journey becomes an empowering tale of breaking barriers and redefining what it means to be a princess. [Generated by language model - please report any problems].

This book features in the following series: Funny Stories, Hippo Funny .

There are 224 pages in this book. This book was published in 1997 by Scholastic .

Judy Corbalis (Author) Judy Corbalis was born and brought up in New Zealand. She later moved to London with her husband the admired sculptor Phillip King, who served as President of the Royal Academy. She trained at RADA, and has worked in TV and fringe and community theatre. Her children's books have been published by Deutsch, Hodder and Scholastic - children love them for their humour and the fact that no character behaves as expected. Judy Corbalis is a graduate of the famous MA course for creative writing at the university of East Anglia. Her novels include Mortmain. Korky Paul (Illustrator) Korky Paul was born in Zimbabwe. He has lived in California and Greece as well as Great Britain. He studied at the Californian Institute of Art, Los Angeles, and then began a career as an Art Director in advertising, but found he enjoyed drawing so much he left to illustrate children's books. He is now a successful and highly regarded picture book illustrator.