Damsel by Elana K. Arnold Charles Kenney and Maureen Corrigan

and Maureen Corrigan

a family who owns a famous Chinese medicine shop can cure ailments but can’t escape the curse that afflicts them―their eldest sons die before their twenty-fourth birthdays

quaint inns and indie shops

on the bank of the River Tigris

could be the ultimate curse of all

Damsel by Elana K. Arnold Charles Kenney and Maureen Corrigan*A 2019 Michael L. Printz Award Honor Book* A dark, twisted, unforgettable fairy tale from Elana K. Arnold, author of the National Book Award finalist What Girls Are Made Of The rite has existed for as long as anyone can remember: When the king dies, his son the prince must venture out into the gray lands, slay a fierce dragon, and rescue a damsel to be his bride. This is the way things have always been. When Ama wakes in the arms of Prince Emory, she