Fairest
By Gail Carson Levine
(HarperCollins, Hardcover, 9780060734084, 336pp.)
Publication Date: September 2006
Other Editions of This Title: Mass Market Paperback
Categories: Fairy Tales & Folklore - Single Title
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In the kingdom of Ayortha, who is the fairest of them all? Certainly not Aza. She is thoroughly convinced that she is ugly. What she may lack in looks, though, she makes up for with a kind heart, and with something no one else has–a magical voice. Her vocal talents captivate all who hear them, and in Ontio Castle they attract the attention of a handsome prince – and a dangerous new queen. In this masterful novel filled with humour, adventure, romance, and song, Newbery Honor author Gail Carson Levine invites you to join Aza as she discovers how exquisite she truly is.
Ages 8 – 14
Gail Carson Levine is the author of the Newbery Honor Book Ella Enchanted; New York Times bestsellers Ever and Fairest; ALA Notable Book Dave At Night; The Wish; The Two Princesses of Bamarre; the six Princess Tales books; the nonfiction book Writing Magic: Creating Stories That Fly; and a companion to this picture book, Betsy Who Cried Wolf!
She lives with her husband, David, and their Airedale, Baxter, in the Hudson Valley of New York State, in a farmhouse that was built more than two hundred years ago.
“Readers will instantly fall in love with the heroine, whose heart proves to be as warm as her voice.”
-Publishers Weekly (starred review)
“Inventive and original”
-KLIATT
“A song-filled, fast-paced fairy tale.”
-Kirkus Reviews
“[Readers will] sink into the fairy-tale romance, the remarkable characters, and the wild, magical adventures.”
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