When modern meets medieval, Kenzie must help a squire get back to the past in this time-traveling fantasy adventure! A DIFFERENT KIND OF PRINCESS Kenzie hates that her family moved to a castle to start a Medieval-themed resort, but all that changes when a time-traveling squire needs Kenzie’s help to get back home to the past! From the best-selling creative team behind DC Superhero Girls , this is a perfect read for fans of Phoebe and her Unicorn, The Baby-Sitter’s Club , or Witches of Brooklyn . With a strong female protagonist and a diverse cast, KENZIE’S KINGDOM redefines what it means to be a princess. Having extreme social anxiety, Kenzie is finding it difficult to do anything save for the desire to blend into the background and not be seen. KENZIE’S KINGDOM is a coming-of-age story about a teenage girl who steps into her own power to save the day (and a time-traveling squire) – and to claim her own definition of queendom. The creator-owned KENZIE’S KINGDOM reunites the ORIGINAL creative team of Fontana & Garbowska of the bestselling DC SUPERHERO GIRLS and is the book they are most passionate about. "The action provides adventure, suspense, and humor. The characters are well-developed and believable. VERDICT: Readers will want Kenzie and Gavin to succeed as they become stronger, more confident versions of themselves" -- Elisabeth LeBrisa -- SLJ (School Library Journal) Gr 3-5-Kenzie King, middle child and middle schooler, is miserable working in her family's medieval-themed luxury resort and fears her lack of aptitude is part of the problem. That starts to change when she accidentally summons a real medieval squire, Gavin, through a time portal. She decides to hide Gavin's identity in the hope of helping him pass his "Knight's Challenge," and since the challenge includes all the activities Kenzie needs to know for the resort, she becomes both student and tutor. Her once estranged younger brother and older sister join in, and soon the foursome are practicing sword fighting, archery, and skilled horseback riding. When they learn an influential travel critic is planning to visit, Gavin is instrumental in preparing the family, but at the last minute, he has to return to his own time. Strengthening her resolve, Kenzie performs her appointed roles, and it works: The critic gives the resort a rave review and soon it is brimming with happy guests. Kenzie begins to understand that no one is perfect, even her family, but that everyone contributes to their success. Fontana uses bright colors, and gutters, panels, inserts and dialogue balloons to deftly move readers along through the story. The action provides adventure, suspense, and humor. The characters are well-developed and believable, drawn in a modified manga style with only skin tone and hair color differentiating them. VERDICT Readers will want Kenzie and Gavin to succeed as they become stronger, more confident versions of themselves. Give this to fans of "Cleopatra in Space," "The Baby-Sitters Club," "All's Faire in Middle School," and "Zita, the Spacegirl."-Elisabeth LeBrisα(c) Copyright 2011. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted. The action provides adventure, suspense, and humor. The characters are well-developed and believable, drawn in a modified manga style with only skin tone and hair color differentiating them. VERDICT Readers will want Kenzie and Gavin to succeed as they become stronger, more confident versions of themselves. Give this to fans of "Cleopatra in Space," "The Baby-Sitters Club," "All's Faire in Middle School," and "Zita, the Spacegirl." -- Elisabeth LeBrisα ― SLJ - School Library Journal Shea Fontana is a writer for film, television and graphic novels. She is currently showrunning the new Monster High series for Nickelodeon and Mattel. Her credits include developing and writing the DC Super Hero Girls animated shorts, TV specials, movies and graphic novels; Polly Pocket (developed, executive story editor, creative producer), Doc McStuffins, The 7D, Whisker Haven Tales with the Palace Pets (wrote show bible and first season), Dorothy and the Wizard of Oz (story editor), and KindiKids; two Disney on Ice shows where she wrote new material for the worlds of Mickey Mouse, Inside Out, Disney Princesses, Finding Dori, Frozen, and other Disney and Pixar properties; and the feature film, Crowning Jules. She has also written for top comic titles including Justice League, Wonder Woman, Batman: Overdrive, Catwoman/Looney Tunes, and contributed anthology pieces starring Deathstroke and Teen Titans. Her first non-fiction book is DC: Women of Action, published by Chronicle. Agnes Garbowska was born in Poland and came to Canada at a young age. Being an only child she escaped into a world of books, cartoons, and comics. She currently lives in the States and enjoys sharing her office with her two little dogs. Agnes is best known for her work on DC Superhero Gir