Margaret Peterson Haddix
Paperback | Pages: 240 pages Rating: 3.75 | 32901 Users | 1649 Reviews
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| Original Title: | Just Ella |
| ISBN: | 1416936491 (ISBN13: 9781416936497) |
| Edition Language: | English URL http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/book/just-ella#cart/cleanup |
| Series: | The Palace Chronicles #1 |
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Being a princess isn't all that...You've heard the fairy tale: a glass slipper, Prince Charming, happily ever after...
Welcome to reality: royal genealogy lessons, needlepoint, acting like "a proper lady," and—worst of all—a prince who is not the least bit interesting, and certainly not charming.
As soon-to-be princess Ella deals with her new-found status, she comes to realize she is not "your majesty" material. But breaking off a royal engagement is no easy feat, especially when you're crushing on another boy in the palace... For Ella to escape, it will take intelligence, determination, and spunk—and no ladylike behavior allowed.
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| Title | : | Just Ella (The Palace Chronicles #1) |
| Author | : | Margaret Peterson Haddix |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 240 pages |
| Published | : | March 27th 2007 by Simon Pulse (first published August 28th 1999) |
| Categories | : | Fantasy. Young Adult. Fairy Tales. Romance. Fiction. Retellings |
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Ratings: 3.75 From 32901 Users | 1649 ReviewsCritique Of Books Just Ella (The Palace Chronicles #1)
First off, I was amazed on how fast I got through this book, mostly because of the easy flow of the dialogue and story. I read this in one sitting, and not the kind of sitting on a lazy afternoon. I went to bed to read, open this up and did not go to sleep until I was done.The Cinderella character (Ella) is both strong and witty, with a desire and innocent to change her world as well as comprehend ideas she does not understand. Reading between the lines, I think this book is a good commentaryA retelling of Cinderella story, without fairy Godmother and the magic pumpkin. I like the author's imagination in putting this story with a more reality touch.In this story, Cinders Ella, mistaken by Cinderella, or Ella Brown (her real name) lives in the palace, engages to Prince Charming, and waiting for her wedding day. While she's waiting she is supposed to learn everything she needs to know to be a worthy wive and a mother of their kids. Ella gets bored. And one night, when she was alone in
*sighs* You can't call a book feminist if the MC regularly shames fat women. Get your shit together.
A feminist retelling of Cinderella, that could have used a more likable Cinderella and a more plausible plot, but that proved itself to be an entertaining read. Happy to see a fairy tale character that does NOT want a prince.
This is the only book I've read in a good long while that I've genuinely disliked; I was surprised to realize this is by the same author who wrote the Shadow Children series, which I've never read but have heard good things about. The writing style is clunky and awkward and frustrating. The main character is supposed to be strong-willed and independent but just comes off as bratty and entitled. Most of the other characters were caricatures: the handsome but stupid prince, the beautiful but
Over the years, I've seen many princess/fairy tale stories with a twist in celluloid form: Ella Enchanted, The Princess Diaries and its sequel, The Princess Bride, and all three of the Cinderella Story films. (Did you even know there was more than one?) This, however, is my first time reading one in quite a while. Though I enjoyed the spin on the classic fairy tale and how they empowered the heroine in a way that would make Anne McCaffrey (who once said, "Cinderella was a wimp!") proud, it was
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