New Releases by Gail Carson Levine

Gail Carson Levine charmed the world with Ella Enchanted, her spirited retelling of the Cinderella story. Now this award-winning author turns her attention to two more classic fairy tales, and deftly turns them upside down and inside out with her trademark wit and hilarity. In The Fairy''s Mistake, two very different sisters have two very different encounters with the fairy Ethelinda. Rosella is kind and helpful. Her reward: Jewels and gems tumble out of her mouth whenever she speaks. Myrtle is rude and spiteful. Her punishment: Bugs and vipers slither out of her mouth. The fairy Ethelinda feels she''s meted out justice just right--until she discovers Rosella has been locked up by a greedy prince and Myrtle is having the time of her life! In The Princess Test, King Humphrey has decided it''s time for his son, Prince Nicholas, to marry. But he must make sure the bride is a real princess. So he devises a series of princess tests, designed to weed out the phonies and the fakes. Meanwhile, Nicholas has fallen in love with Lorelei, a mere blacksmith''s daughter. She''s no princess, but he wants to marry her all the same--but how will she ever pass the terrible tests? In these first two delightfully entertaining, laugh-out-loud Princess Tales, Gail Levine gently spoofs the notion that fairies are always right and that tests can ever prove a person''s worth, but holds fast to the notion that true love will always win in the end.

Gail Carson Levine charmed the world with Ella Enchanted, her spirited retelling of the Cinderella story. Now this award-winning author turns her attention to two more classic fairy tales, and deftly turns them upside down and inside out with her trademark wit and hilarity. In The Fairy''s Mistake, two very different sisters have two very different encounters with the fairy Ethelinda. Rosella is kind and helpful. Her reward: Jewels and gems tumble out of her mouth whenever she speaks. Myrtle is rude and spiteful. Her punishment: Bugs and vipers slither out of her mouth. The fairy Ethelinda feels she''s meted out justice just right--until she discovers Rosella has been locked up by a greedy prince and Myrtle is having the time of her life! In The Princess Test, King Humphrey has decided its time for his son, Prince Nicholas, to marry. But he must make sure the bride is a real princess. So he devises a series of princess tests, designed to weed out the phonies and the fakes. Meanwhile, Nicholas has fallen in love with Lorelei, a mere blacksmith''s daughter. She''s no princess, but he wants to marry her all the same--but how will she ever pass the terrible tests? In these first two delightfully entertaining, laugh-out-loud Princess Tales, Gail Levine gently spoofs the notion that fairies are always right and that tests can never prove a persons worth, but holds fast to the notion that true love will always win in the end.

Sara soltou uma risadinha que borbulhou pelo ar e escapou pela janela. A risadinha viajou por muito tempo até encontrar uma linda ilha encantada chamada Terra do Nunca - é lá que moram o jovem Peter Pan, o Capitão Gancho e outros personagens que não percebem o tempo passar, já que nesse lugar ninguém envelhece. Assim que tocou o chão, a risadinha transformou-se em uma linda fadinha - Prilla. Na Terra do Nunca, todas as fadas tinha um talento - consertar panelas, fazer comida, cuidar dos animais, decorar ambientes, cuidar de fadas etc. Prilla era diferente; ela não sabia o seu talento. No dia da Muda, a Mamãe Pomba troca suas penas que depois devem ser moídas e transformadas no pó de pirlimpimpim, capaz de fazer com que a as fadas voem e façam mágicas. Mas, naquela muda, algo inesperado aconteceu! Uma imensa tempestade destruiu a festa e quebrou o ovo mágico de Mamãe Pomba, que era responsável por manter a Terra do Nunca jovem. Neste momento a ilha começou a envelhecer e, as fadas já não podiam mais voar. Três fadas foram escolhidas para salvar a ilha - Vídia, a fada que voava mais rápido; Rani, a fada das águas, e Prilla, a fada sem talento algum. Prilla, com as outras fadas, tinha a missão de salvar a Terra do Nunca, mas ela não sabia como iria fazer isso ou por que tinha sido escolhida já que não tinha talento algum.