num_pages: 144
description: Briar Rose is in a prickly predicament. Can she keep from getting stung?Nobody is surprised when Rose lands the part of Princess Perfecta in the school play. At first Rose bristles at once again being cast as perfect, but soon she throws herself into her role--especially her scenes opposite Nettle, who plays the Scary Fairy. Everyone else is wary of sour little Nettle, but Rose is impressed. Nettle is a brilliant actor who always stays in character--even offstage he gives Rose withering looks and acts like he'd really like to curse her. It's almost as if Nettle actually is an evil fairy with a special grudge against Rose....
language: English
title: Thorn in Her Side
titlecomplete: Thorn in Her Side (The Princess School, #7)
genres: Middle Grade, Retellings, Childrens, Princesses, School, Fairy Tale Retellings, Kids, Fantasy, Fairy Tales
ratings_count: 228
series: Princess School
publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks