The Faithful Friend
By Robert D. San Souci; Brian Pinkney (Illustrator)
(Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, Hardcover, 9780027861310, 40pp.)
Publication Date: March 31, 1995
Other Editions of This Title: Paperback, Prebound
Categories: Fairy Tales & Folklore - Country/Ethnic-General
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A friendship is tested by love and magic in this beautiful retelling of a traditional tale from the French West Indies.
On the lush tropical island of Martinique live Clement and Hippolyte, two inseparable friends. When Clement falls in love with the beautiful Pauline, Hippolyte agrees to join his best friend on his journey to propose marriage. But when Pauline accepts Clements proposal, it enrages her uncle Monsieur Zabocatreputed to be a quimboiseur, a wizard. To prevent the wedding, the old wizard lures Hippolyte into a deadly trap, forcing him to choose between his friends safety and his own.
Robert D. San Souci and Brian Pinkney combine their talents in this beautiful retelling of a traditional tale from the French West Indies. The result is an extraordinary story of romance, intrigue, and incomparable courage in which the truest of friends remain faithful to the very end.
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