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Wild Orchid by Cameron Dokey

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Wild Orchid

A Retelling of "the Ballad of Mulan"

Cameron Dokey

Simon Pulse · Print & ebook · February 10, 2009

Reading lane: Fairy Tale Adaptations for Teens

"Once upon a Time" Is Timeless Wielding a sword as deftly as an embroidery needle, Mulan is unlike any other girl in China.

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Why This Clicks

A Fresh Retelling

Come here for

  • Mulan retold with a fairy-tale lens
  • Romance, time, and adventure in one tidy braid

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  • Historical-fantasy atmosphere
  • A sustained narrative read

Book Details

Authors
Cameron Dokey
Publisher
Simon Pulse
Published
February 10, 2009
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Fairy Tale Adaptations for Teens · Historical YA - Asia
Reading lane
Fairy Tale Adaptations for Teens

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  • Fairy Tale Adaptations for Teens

  • YA Family Stories

  • Clean & Wholesome YA Romance

About This Book

"Once upon a Time" Is Timeless Wielding a sword as deftly as an embroidery needle, Mulan is unlike any other girl in China. When the emperor summons a great army, each family must send a male to fight. Tomboyish Mulan is determined to spare her aging father and bring her family honor, so she disguises herself and answers the call. But Mulan never expects to find a friend, let alone a soul mate, in the commander of her division, Prince Jian. For all of Mulan's courage with a...

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"Once upon a Time" Is Timeless Wielding a sword as deftly as an embroidery needle, Mulan is unlike any other girl in China. When the emperor summons a great army, each family must send a male to fight. Tomboyish Mulan is determined to spare her aging father and bring her family honor, so she disguises herself and answers the call. But Mulan never expects to find a friend, let alone a soul mate, in the commander of her division, Prince Jian. For all of Mulan's courage with a bow and arrow, is she brave enough to share her true identity and feelings with Prince Jian?

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