The Servant and the Water Princess: A Story of Ancient India

By Jessica Gunderson and Caroline Hu

Ambu is Princess Lakshmi's servant, but the two are more like sisters. After Ambu secretly teaches Lakshmi how to swim, the princess hopes to win a swimming contest against a boy. Will anything get in her way of being the water princess?

• Language: English
• Publisher: Capstone Young Readers
• Release date: Jun 15, 2021
• ISBN: 9781663982698

Jessica Gunderson

Jessica Gunderson grew up in the small town of Washburn, North Dakota. She has a bachelor’s degree from the University of North Dakota and an MFA in Creative Writing from Minnesota State University, Mankato. She has written more than one hundred books for young readers. Her book President Lincoln’s Killer and the America He Left Behind won a 2018 Eureka! Nonfiction Children’s Book Silver Award. She currently lives in Madison, Wisconsin.

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Read-It! Chapter Books: Historical Tales: The Servant and the Water Princess by Jessica Gunderson, illustrated by Caroline Kailing Hu

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Chapter One: The River Bath

Chapter Two: The Wild Goose Chase

Chapter Three: The King of the Fishes

Chapter Four: The King’s New Guardian

Chapter Five: The Race

Afterword: Harem Life

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Words to Know

caste— a class or category in which Indian people are divided challenged— invited someone to fight or try to do something chortled— chuckled dharma— rules for a class harem— area of an ancient Indian palace where only women live occupation— job sari— a long piece of light material worn wrapped around the body and over one shoulder surveyed— looked over completely waddled— walked awkwardly, taking short steps