Title: A Little Princess rated PG-13
Product review: I'm sorry, but after enjoying Teresa Medeiros' "Fairest of them All," "Whisper of Roses" and "Charming the Prince," "Once an Angel" was little more than a ripoff of Frances Hodgson Burnett's children's classic, "A Little Princess," told for more mature readers. She even copied Shirley Temple's portrayal with her heroine's moppet looks and locks. Emily Claire has a wicked school mistress, true-blue servant friends, and she eventually finds out she really wasn't impoverished after all, nor had her father's friend abandoned her. Sound familiar? Add some tropical beaches, dangerous natives and sex, and you've whipped "A Little Princess" into "Once an Angel." Stick to some of Medeiros' other books, where she is funny, clever, surprising - and original.
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