At birth, a girl named Ella is given the gift of obedience by a fairy. The fairy thinks she is doing a good deed because all children should be obedient, but she doesn't realize that her gift is really a curse because now Ella has no choice but to follow every command given to her. As Ella grows up, the gift becomes more and more of a burden and ...
Do you want to write stories that catch your readers and never let go? Have you ever wondered how to create a book as magical as "Ella Enchanted," as touching as "Dave at Night," as captivating as "Fairest"? Well, now you can find out! In "Writing Magic," Newbery Honor author Gail Carson Levine shares her secrets of great writing. She shows how ...
Although they are sisters, princesses Addie and Meryl are very different. Addie is shy and fearful while her older sister Meryl is bold and daring. Ever since their mother was killed by the mysterious Gray Death (a plague that is still running rampant through their kingdom), the sisters have been being raised by their rather ineffectual father. ...
Newbery Honor-winning author Gale Carson Levine ("Ella Enchanted") delivers the thrilling sequel to "Fairy Dust and the Quest for the Egg." Rani, Tinker Bell, and all of the Never Fairies find themselves fighting against the greatest danger of all--their own hearts desires--to save their beloved Fairy Haven.
The six beloved Princess Tales books by a Newbery Honoree are now available in a single volume. Includes "The Fairy's Mistake, Princess Sonora and the Long Sleep, The Princess Test, Cinderellis and the Glass Hill, For Biddle's Sake," and "The Fairy's Return."
From critically acclaimed author Levine comes her latest "New York Times" bestseller--a spellbinding retelling of "Snow White" set in the same magical world as Newbery Honor Book "Ella Enchanted."
A Newbery Honor author ("Ella Enchanted") creates a stunning new world of flawed gods, unbreakable vows, and ancient omens in this story of Kezi, a girl confronted with a terrible destiny.
A Newbery Honor-winning author takes readers back to the home of Peter Pan in this "New York Times" bestelling fantasy featuring the fairies of Never Land, including Tinker Bell and new arrival Prilla, who doesn't quite fit in. Full color.
During the 1920s, Dave is 11 years old. After his father dies, he must cope with being abandoned by his terrible stepmother, who doesn't feel like taking care of him anymore. She leaves him at the Hebrew Home for Boys--a dark, chilling place where the superintendent thinks that the boys in the home are worthless human beings. Dave's only solace is ...
Eighth-grader Wilma has just about had it with her lack of popularity--she has no friends, her teacher just read a report of hers out loud which didn't make matters any easier, since her report was about spending the day as a dog. Now all Wilma hears in the school corridors are "woofs" and "barks" behind her back. But to make matters worse, a ...
In this humorous retelling of a Perrault tale, the fairy Ethelinda rewards one twin sister for good behavior and punishes the other for bad, only to discover that her punishment is more pleasing than her reward.
In this humorous retelling of a Perrault tale, a lonely young farm lad uses his unusual inventive ability to pass a nearly impossible test and win the hand of the neighboring princess.
In this humorous retelling of Hans Christian Andersen's "The Princess and the Pea", Lorelei must pass many difficult tests in order to prove that she is a true princess and win the hand of Prince Nicholas. Illustrations.
In this retelling of the fairy tale Sleeping Beauty, Princess Sonora, who is ten times smarter than anyone else, vows to choose for herself the best time to be pricked by the spindle.
From the Newbery Honor author of "Ella Enchanted" come three more funny, upturned fairy tales. Includes "Cinderellis and the Glass Hill, For Biddle's Sake," and "The Fairy's Return."
In this witty spoof on the classic favorite "The Golden Goose, " "The Fairy's Return" marks the long-awaited return of Ethelinda, the fairy who wrought havoc in "The Fairy's Mistake." But can an out-of-practice fairy play Cupid with the help of a golden goose? Illustrations.
In this revision of the story of "The Boy Who Cried Wolf," the main character is a girl named Betsy. On her 8th birthday, Betsy is given the responsibility of caring for the flock of sheep owned by the people of her village. In a change from the traditional story, Betsy does indeed see a wolf but when she calls out to the town's people for help, ...
A Newbery Honor author waves her magic wand once again and transforms a set of ordinary fairy tales into a hilarious new book in the Princess Tales series. A delightful retelling of the little-known German fairy tale "Puddocky, " "For Biddle's Sake" asks the all-important question: Can a prince fall in love with a Biddlebum toad? Illustrations.
Levine's bestselling Enchanted books are now packaged together in a beautiful box set. It includes the Newbery Honor book "Ella Enchanted," along with "The Two Princesses of Bamarre" and "Fairest."
From the Newbery Honor author of "Ella Enchanted" come three more funny, upturned fairy tales. Includes "Cinderellis and the Glass Hill, For Biddle's Sake," and "The Fairy's Return."
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