The Princess and the Absolutely Not a Princess (Miranda and Maude #1)
Emma Wunsch
Jessika von Innerebner
Princess Miranda does not want to go to school. She wants to shoe shop, plan parties, and decorate the castle. Maude cannot wait for school. She loves rules and social justice and getting good grades. She also loves hard-boiled eggs, much to Miranda's dismay. When a tense first week of school results in Maude getting excluded from the Royal Birthday Party, Maude decides she's found her first fight for social justice: a birthday boycott. This hilarious, heartfelt chapter-book series teaches empathy, and reminds us that your very best friend could be one desk away.
Emma Wunsch has written movie reviews for The Washington Free Press, worked in a used bookstore, taught college-level writing, and published short fiction and journalism in a variety of publications including The Best of Bellevue Literary Review. In a starred review of her YA debut, The Movie Version, Publishers Weekly called Wunsch "a writer to watch." This is her first chapter book. She lives in Lebanon, New Hampshire, with her husband and two daughters. Jessika von Innerebner is an artist who's worked with clients including Disney, Nickelodeon, Highlights Magazine, and Fisher Price. She lives in Kelowna, Canada, and enjoys dancing, long-boarding, and traveling. www.jessvoni.com