Richie and Oscar are New York's worst inventors, best undiscovered musicians, and greatest florists. The best florists have the proper tools to make stunning floral arrangements. Today, however, their floral scissors are broken. Not wanting to disappoint customers, they try to think of a plan to find floral scissors. The obvious plan is to build a portal. However neither Richie nor Oscar will fit in the portal, so they decide to send their pet turtle, Hammerstein, through the portal. Little does Hammerstein know that this task will require bravery, endurance, and the remarkable skill of painting flowers. Join Hammerstein on his journey, he would love to have a friend along.
Noor, a dancer in the Royal Court of the Al-Yauzhan Empire wants nothing more than to pay off her debts and lead a nice, simple life-but a chance encounter with the crown prince and his brother brings her into the dangerous world of court politics. As Noor and the princes investigate their uncle and cousin's possible treason, she grows closer to the crown prince, but in order to save the kingdom and the person she loves, Noor will have to risk everything...
A romantic adventure set in an imagined Arabic kingdom, THE DANCING GIRL is a story of court intrigues, romantic entanglements, and secret meetings as Noor and her best friend Amir try to help the princes they're falling for expose corrupt court officials with plans to seize the throne. Noor and Amir are close to having everything they've ever dreamed of...now all they need to do is survive.