The Goose Girl, by Shannon Hale

The Book for April is: The Goose Girl, by Shannon Hale.

• (300 pages, Bloomsbury Children's Books (August 8, 2003)

"She was born with her eyes closed and a word on her tongue, a word she could not taste. Her name was Anidori-Kiladra Talianna Isilee, Crown Princess of Kildenree, and she spent the first years of her life listening to her aunt’s stories and learning the language of the birds, especially the swans. And when she was older, she watched as a colt was born, and she heard the first word on his tongue, his name, Falada.
From the Grimm’s fairy tale of the princess who became a goose girl before she could become queen, Shannon Hale has woven an incredible, original, and magical tale of a girl who must find her own unusual talents before she can lead the people she has made her own."

This is an excerpt from The Goose Girl page on the official Shannon Hale Website. There is some cool stuff on that site, including a lost chapter!

I have read this book, and I thought it was a creative re-telling, and a relaxing read. There are some fun and thought provoking issues. It takes you back to a time and place you may never have thought of. Overall- a clean, refreshing book! It will be fun to talk about.
You can buy it in paperback, the list price is $8.95. There are copies in the library system too