Wren to the Rescue
First edition | |
| Author | Sherwood Smith |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Series | Wren series |
| Genre | Fantasy |
| Published | 1990 (Harcourt Books) |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardback 1990 & paperback 1993, 2004) |
| Pages | 216 (first edition, hardback) |
| ISBN | 978-0-15-200975-5 (first edition, hardback) |
| Preceded by | A Posse of Princesses (2008) |
| Followed by | Wren's Quest (1993) |
Wren to the Rescue is a novel by Sherwood Smith, which she first wrote in high school in the mid-1960s under the name Tess's Mess. Described are the adventures of the title character, Wren, a female human orphan whose best friend Tess is revealed to be the princess of a neighbouring country. When Tess is kidnapped, Wren races to her rescue, making friends with students from a Magic School and learning about her own talents along the way. As part of her adventure, Wren is transformed bodily into a dog, and must decide whether to abandon her quest or try to turn her new shape to the advantage, at great risk of losing her human identity in the process.