An Unlikely Prince (Once Upon a Dream Series, No 1)

Year 1998
Pages 254

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Summary

An Unlikely Prince (Once Upon a Dream Series, No 1) by Barbara Jean Hicks is a 1998 general-interest volume from Waterbrook Press spanning 254 pages; this catalog entry presents the book as the opening installment in a series titled Once Upon a Dream.

Why this book now

Return to a late-1990s series launch from Waterbrook Press that begins Barbara Jean Hicks’s Once Upon a Dream sequence.

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A 1998 Waterbrook Press general-interest title that invites readers into Barbara Jean Hicks’s Once Upon a Dream series with approachable storytelling.

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Good fit if you want...

  • You collect or revisit series starters from the 1990s.
  • You follow Waterbrook Press general-interest titles.

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  • You want a current-release title or recent edition.
  • You expect detailed plot or character summaries here.
  • You only want something with very current references and examples.

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nostalgic series starter accessible Medium length Older edition

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Reading commitment

Light Short sit-downs

At 254 pages, this is a modest single-volume commitment typical of general-interest series openers; allow several sittings depending on your pace.

What stands out here

This record highlights the original 1998 Waterbrook Press edition and its role as Book No. 1 in the Once Upon a Dream series by Barbara Jean Hicks.

Best way to approach it

Approach it as the first installment in a series—read straight through to assess tone and whether to continue with subsequent titles.

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