Cast aside by her father and raised as a kitchen maid, Zita learns that she is a princess, the 13th daughter of a king who wanted only sons; after her 12 royal sisters fall ill following Zita's
12th birthday, she discovers that they are victims of an evil enchantment and desperately tries to save them, in a dazzling retelling of 'The Twelve Dancing Princesses.' 65,000 first printing.