Goose Chase

Patrice Kindl

May 2010 · HarperCollins

About this ebook

Twelve geese help a magically gifted girl evade two greedy suitors in this hilarious and charming children’s fairy tale adventure.

Her name is Alexandria Aurora Fortunato, and she is as lovely as the dawn. But that is only one of her problems. There’s also the matter of those three magical gifts of treasure bestowed on her by a mysterious old woman. And King Claudio the Cruel wants to marry her for her beauty and her wealth, and so does his rival, Prince Edmund of Dorloo. Those are two more problems. And, worst of all, she is locked in a tower, with a grille of iron bars and several hundred tons of stone between her and freedom. Some days Alexandria wishes she looked like a pickled onion. Clearly the only thing to do is escape—and, with the aid of her twelve darling goose companions, that’s precisely what Alexandria does.

So begins the adventure of Patrice Kindl’s beguiling heroine. Her flight will take her to strange lands and lead her into perilous situations, all of which the plucky Alexandria views with a wry and witty spirit. Here is a sprightly tale of magic and romance, in which those geese play a most surprising role.

Ratings and reviews

The second book I've read twice (I rarely read twice) and surprisingly it's about geese! I recommend this book to people who enjoy novels with lots happening all at once. This book is great if you give it a shot. I love the first page and even more, the 1st sentence. Have you ever read a book that starts off with " The King killed my canary today"? If you have read this you have! I enjoyed this book because it brought me out of the real world into the world of the pages beyond when I read it. I love the way Patrice Kindl uses Old English text in this book. I will most certainly be reading this book a third, forth, fifth, or maybe even sixth time!

The book Goose Chase, is a great book about a poor goose girl who gets three gift from her fairy godmother, they are gifts any girl would want, but NO, she absolutely hates it! A great book about the life of a poor girl, her geese, an idiot of a fiance, and one the eviler one. A MUST READ!!!!

I didn't read it off of this but I read it and it's the best book ever!!!!! READ IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

About the author

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.