Pub Date: July 16, 1998
Dewey: FIC
LCCN: 96030734
Lexile Code: 0670
Features: Price on Product
Target Age Group: 08 to 12
Physical Info: 0.70" H x 7.50" L x 5.10" W ( 0.40 lbs) 304 pages
BISAC Categories:
Juvenile Fiction | Fantasy | General | Humorous Stories | Fairy Tales & Folklore | Adaptations | Girls & Women | Royalty | Family | General (see also headings under Social Themes) | Love & Romance | Poetry (see also Stories in Verse) | Classics | Legends, Myths, Fables | Social Themes | Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance
Description: Since her birth, Ella of Frell has been the unfortunate recipient of an addled fairy's gift--the "gift" of obedience. But spunky Ella does not tamely accept her fate and embarks on a quest to break this curse once and for all.
Brief description:
Gail Carson Levine's first book for children, Ella Enchanted, was a Newbery Honor Book. Levine's other books include Ever, a New York Times bestseller; Fairest, a Best Book of the Year for Publishers Weekly and School Library Journal and a New York Times bestseller; Dave at Night, an ALA Notable Book and Best Book for Young Adults; The Wish; The Two Princesses of Bamarre; A Tale of Two Castles; Stolen Magic; The Lost Kingdom of Bamarre; Ogre Enchanted; and the six Princess Tales books. She is also the author of the nonfiction books Writing Magic: Creating Stories That Fly and Writer to Writer: From Think to Ink, as well as the picture books Betsy Who Cried Wolf and Betsy Red Hoodie. Gail Carson Levine and her husband, David, live in a two-centuries-old farmhouse in the Hudson Valley of New York State.
Review Quotes:
"A thoroughly enchanting novel that deepens and enriches the original tale." - School Library Journal (starred review)
"As finely designed as a tapestry, with a heroine so spirited that she wins readers' hearts." - ALA Booklist (starred review)
Praise for FAIREST: "[Readers will] sink into the fairy-tale romance, the remarkable characters, and the wild, magical adventures." - ALA Booklist
Praise for FAIREST: "A song-filled, fast-paced fairy tale." - Kirkus Reviews
Praise for EVER: "The power of love and courage to overcome seemingly impossible odds and to bridge ostensibly untraversable differences are at the heart of this compelling, intensely satisfying fantasy." - School Library Journal (starred review)
Praise for EVER: "Levine's (Ella Enchanted) original mythological tale works as romance, adventure and exploration of faith. [She] conducts a riveting journey, offering passion and profound pondering along the way. " - Publishers Weekly (starred review)