Gail Carson Levine
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Series
Ella enchanted volume 1
Language
English
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In this novel based on the story of Cinderella, Ella struggles against the childhood curse that forces her to obey any order given to her.
Author
Series
Tale of Two Castles volume 1
Language
English
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Twelve-year-old Elodie journeys to Two Castles in hopes of studying acting but instead becomes apprentice to a dragon, who teaches her to be observant and use reasoning, thus helping her to uncover who is poisoning the king.
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English
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Gwendolyn Carlisle loves fairies, perhaps too much. On her birthday, she receives the precious 'kiss' necklace which has been passed down from mother to daughter ever since Peter Pan gave it to Wendy Darling. That night, Gwendolyn has the first of her visions-tantalizing, lifelike visions, almost as if she were actually in Fairy Haven. She sees animal talent fairy Beck give a pie to wise Mother Dove and hears the voices of water-talent Rani and even...
Author
Series
The Princess tales volume 1
Pub. Date
[1999]
Language
English
Description
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.
7) Fairest
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Series
Ella enchanted volume 3
Language
English
Description
In a land where beauty and singing are valued above all else, Aza eventually comes to reconcile her unconventional appearance and her magical voice, and learns to accept herself for who she truly is.
Author
Series
The Princess tales volume 6
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
The good-natured son of a baker wins the heart of a princess, with the help of a fairy and a magic goose.
9) Ever
Author
Series
Ella enchanted volume 4
Language
English
Description
Fourteen-year-old Kezi and Olus, Akkan god of the winds, fall in love and together try to change her fate--to be sacrificed to a Hyte god because of a rash promise her father made--through a series of quests that might make her immortal.
Author
Series
The Princess tales volume 4
Pub. Date
[2000]
Language
English
Description
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.
11) Stolen magic
Author
Series
Tale of Two Castles volume 2
Language
English
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Elodie, the dragon detective Meenore, and the kindly ogre Count Jonty Um are all on their way to Elodie's home island of Lahnt. Elodie has barely set foot on land before she learns that the Replica, a statue that keeps her island's deadly volcano from erupting, has been stolen! If the Replica isn't found in three days, a mountain will be destroyed. And when Elodie ends up alone with a cast of characters each of whom may be guilty, she has to use her...
Author
Series
Ella enchanted volume 2
Pub. Date
[2001]
Language
English
Description
With her adventurous sister, Meryl, suffering from the the Grey death meek and timid Princess Addie sets out to find a cure.
Author
Series
The Princess tales volume 2
Pub. Date
[1999]
Language
English
Description
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.
Author
Series
The Princess tales volume 5
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
In this humorous retelling of Andrew Lang's "Puddocky," a young maiden who has been transformed into a toad by a jealous fairy relies on her newly honed magical abilities to charm a prince into marriage.
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Series
Pub. Date
2005.
Language
Español
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La llegada de un huracán les trae muchos problemas a los habitantes de Nunca Jamás. La hada Prilla con otras dos hadas son escogidas para una travesía para salvar el secreto de las hadas.
After a hurricane injures the fairies' godlike Mother Dove, whose magical feathers and precious egg are of powerful importance to both fairies and Neverland itself, it falls to newcomer Prilla and two companions to set things right.
18) Dave at night
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Pub. Date
[1999]
Language
English
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When orphaned Dave is sent to the Hebrew Home for Boys where he is treated cruelly, he sneaks out at night and is welcomed into the music- and culture-filled world of the Harlem Renaissance.
19) Ogre enchanted
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Series
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
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"Healer Evora is turned into a hideous ogre by the fairy Lucinda after rejecting a proposal, and has only a few months to find a love to reverse the curse"--
20) Betsy Red Hoodie
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Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
In this variation of "Little Red Riding Hood," Betsy Red Hoodie goes to visit her grandma with her friend Zimmo the wolf and her flock of sheep, but Zimmo, her mother, and her grandma have a surprise planned.