Volume 3

**Just because you’re cursed doesn’t mean you’re not special.**

Gwendolyn, the youngest of the king’s three daughters, is living proof that princesses don’t always have it all. She isn’t like a typical fairy-tale princess, or other princesses in the Pastel Kingdom. Gwendolyn, with her big heart and love of baking, isn’t particularly attractive. Unlike her sisters who have woodland creatures do their hair and makeup, or have flowers blossom wherever they sleep, Gwendolyn is a bit . . . different.

When her father proposes marriage for her and her sisters to make an alliance with the Plaid Kingdom, it breaks Gwendolyn’s heart to hear that Prince Frederick thinks she’s “really ugly.” Overwhelmed and ashamed, she runs away into the forest and encounters the twisted world of the Cursed Princess Club, where her life will never be the same.

The Cursed Princess Club are a ragtag band of outcasts, misfits and cursed princesses who have created an incredible friendship circle. It is among these friends where Gwendolyn learns to embrace her uniqueness and find her people.

*In this third book of the series, collecting episodes 62-77 of the hit WEBTOON series, Gwen sits for her portrait painting, we realize Frederick is more complicated than we thought as his feelings for Gwen evolve, and we meet the mysterious Whitney of the Monochrome Kingdom, who is more than meets the eye!.*

This volume includes 4 bonus shorts with irreverent retellings of classic fairytales! They are scattered throughout the book in this order:

Maria's Dream - **Little Red Riding Hood**

Frederick's Dream - **Angel of Fortune**

Jamie's Dream - **Hansel and Gretel**

Lorena's Dream - **Jack and the Beanstalk**

## Adaptation Notes

* Maria and Lorena wear different dresses for their dates with the princes.
* The last few pages of the book contain a "Match the Princesses with the Curse" game. Gwen's answer is already filled out. The answers are:
	+ Gwen: "Learning to love myself."
	+ Abbi: "Just trying to get to the prom."
	+ Monika: "I don't have a klepto problem - I have a collecting solution."
	+ Jolie: "I have my own handy built-in storage."
	+ Aurelia: "I'm a back stabber - or should I say 'melter'?"
	+ Thermidora: "I just want to sea my one true love."
	+ Syrah: "Am I telling the truth? Who knows?"
	+ Prez; "Some of my best friends are spiders."
	+ Renée: "The zipper is the solution and not the curse."
* The book alternates between using "LambCat" and "Lambcat".

## The Cursed Princess Book Club

The end of the book includes a list of discussion questions.

**Graphic Novel Discussion Questions:**

* How do the images and text work to communicate the story?
* Would this story be as meaningful if it was not written in a graphic novel format?
* How, if it all, do the characters in the graphic novel change throughout the text? What does the creator LambCat do to show these changes?
* How would this story change if you covered the pictures and only read the text?
* Why do you think the author chose to tell this story in graphic novel format?
* How do you think the pictures helped you visualize the characters?
* Why do you think some panels are different sizes in the book?
* Describe how the text and pictures work together to create a meaningful part of the story.

**Cursed Princess Club Questions:**

* LambCat, the creator, didn't create Cursed Princess Club as a graphic novel. Are you new to reading graphic novels/comics? If so:
	+ Did you enjoy the experience?
	+ What did you like/dislike, compared to the reading experience of a prose novel?
* If you aren't a new graphic novel reader, are you a WEBTOON reader, and did you read Cursed Princess Club in the Webtoon scrolling format? If so...
	+ How does this graphic novel differ from the Webtoon?
	+ Did you have a preference of Webtoon over Graphic Novel?
	+ Did anything change in the storytelling from Webtoon to Graphic Novel, in your mind?
* Have you read other graphic novels? How would you compare this experience?
* Graphic novels often use the "page turn" to land a joke, or pique the readers' curiosity to turn the page, or to plan a big reveal. Do you see examples of the "page turn" in Cursed Princess Club? Discuss.

**Body Positivity/Negativity Questions:**

* Gwendolyn seems to be suffering from negative body image issues.
	+ Do you think she's actually suffering from negative body issues, or a curse?
* What other characters in the book, male and female, deal with negative body issues? List and discuss.
* Which characters do you think will overcome/are overcoming their negative issues?
* Negative body issues are very common in today's society. If you feel comfortable sharing, please tell the group how you've suffered from any negative body issues.
* Go around the group, saying one or two things you like about each other in a positive way. It doesn't have to be a physical characteristic!

## Reference

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1990778887?ref\_=dbs\_m\_mng\_rwt\_calw\_thcv\_2&storeType=ebooks