[.ca] Outlaw Princess Of Sherwood (ISBN 0142403040)

The difficult choices that come with independence.:
Ever since she ran away to escape an arranged marriage, Princess Ettarde has lived in Sherwood Forest with Rowan Hood, daughter of the legendary outlaw. Etty lives happily in the forest until her father arrives looking for her. He uses Etty's mother, locked in a cage, as bait to trap his runaway daughter. Etty is torn between her loyalty to her mother and her new found home with Rowan's band. With the help of the outlaws, Etty formulates a plan to trap her father and free her mother. She is finally able to stand up to her father's cruelty and selfishness, but must also face her own hatred and anger. Will Etty leave Rowan's band and Sherwood Forest? This latest addition to Nancy Springer's Rowan Hood series explores the difficult choices that come with independence. --- Reviewed by Sarah A. Wood