false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172520009m/183656.jpg 183656 15 After stealing the hearts of middle-grade girls with her delightful Newbery Honor-winning Cinderella retelling, <I>Ella Enchanted</I>, Gail Carson Levine here creates a fairy tale of her own and gives it a characteristic grrrl-power twist. Twelve-year-old Addie admires her older sister Meryl, who aspires to rid the kingdom of Bamarre of gryphons, specters, and ogres. Addie, on the other hand, is fearful even of spiders and depends on Meryl for courage and protection. Waving her sword Bloodbiter, the older girl declaims in the garden from the heroic epic of Drualt to a thrilled audience of Addie, their governess, and the young sorcerer Rhys. But when Meryl falls ill with the dreaded Gray Death, Addie must gather her courage and set off alone on a quest to find the cure and save her beloved sister. Addie takes the seven-league boots and magic spyglass left to her by her mother and the enchanted tablecloth and cloak given to her by Rhys&#151;along with a shy declaration of his love. She prevails in encounters with tricky specters (spiders too) and outwits a wickedly personable dragon in adventures touched with romance and a bittersweet ending. Young fans of princess stories will gobble this one up. (Ages 10 to 14) <I>&#151;Patty Campbell</I> 3155307 2001 The Two Princesses of Bamarre total:5215|5:98|4:93|3:81|2:15|1:4| 5215 21030 6456 638 5 7 false true Tue May 27 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Feb 25 15:29:54 -0800 2008 Wed Jun 11 16:54:34 -0700 2008
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Gail Carson Levine here creates a fairy tale of her own and gives it a characteristic grrrl-power twist. Twelve-year-old Addie admires her older sister Meryl, who aspires to rid the kingdom of Bamarre of gryphons, specters, and...more...]]> 4 1 false false Sat Jan 31 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 23 14:29:29 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 31 13:15:54 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 2 false false Sun Jan 18 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Dec 30 20:04:07 -0800 2008 Mon Jan 19 05:53:50 -0800 2009
It did take me a while to get into it. The first half or so of the book is kind of slow going. Two sisters. One is bold. One is shy. Yawn.

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The story did not hook me right away, and a fantasy world ful...more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Aug 11 18:34:44 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 30 12:54:05 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Tue Oct 07 13:13:03 -0700 2008 Tue Oct 07 13:14:27 -0700 2008 4 1 false false Sun Oct 05 17:43:35 -0700 2008 Sun Oct 05 17:44:36 -0700 2008 5 1 false false Sat Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Tue Dec 18 19:32:37 -0800 2007 Tue Dec 18 19:34:20 -0800 2007 and what they do to protect and nurture eachother
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The book starts out like this: Two sisters are completely different but share the same love for eachother. Addie is shy but Meyrl is brave. When Mer...more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=183656