Her name is Alexandria Aurora Fortunato, and she is as lovely as the dawn. That is her first problem. There's also those three magical gifts bestowed on her by a mysterious old woman. And that King Claudio the Cruel wants to marry her, as does his rival, Prince Edmund of Dorloo. That's two more problems. Worst of all, she is locked in a tower, Clearly the only thing to do is escape - and, with the aid of her twelve goose companions, that's precisely what Alexandria does.

 

There are 224 pages in this book. This book was published 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company .

Patrice Kindl's first novel, Owl in Love, was an ALA Notable Book for Children, an ALA Best Book for Young Adults, and an SCBWI Golden Kite Award Honor Book. She lives in Middleburgh, New York.