DUELING PRINCES: The Calypso Chronicles #3
Tyne O'Connell
Bloomsbury Children's Books
Fiction
ISBN: 1582346585
250 pages

Calypso Kelly, the American import at the British prep school St. Augustine's, returns for a third adventure in this fun series.

Calypso is starting to get serious about fencing now, and will be competing in tournaments that will bring her to the attention of scouts and even the British National team. Her Olympic dream is getting closer. In the meantime, her mother comes to England, saying she has left Calypso's father in Los Angeles and wants to start a new life near her daughter. Calypso thinks it would be nice to see more of her mom if only she didn't pinch her cheek and call her Boojie in public. What about her father? His angry email responses to Calypso show her that a solution to this separation seems to be nowhere in sight.

Prince Freddie continues to be her boyfriend, though several miscommunications put this in jeopardy. When she tries to break into his school, she gets caught in a very compromising situation that could keep her out of some important fencing matches. On top of all that, school exams are coming up. How can one girl from LA balance it all?

Fans of Gossip Girl and Louise Rennison's Georgia Nicolson series will enjoy The Calypso Chronicles. Dating a prince may be the stuff of fantasies, but Calypso has the same doubts and dreams of many young women. Her dating life is just one aspect of this well-rounded, likeable character.

   --- Reviewed by Amy Alessio

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