Just Ella

Brief Description: This retelling of the beloved fairy tale finds 15-year-old Ella discovering that accepting the Prince's proposal ensnares her in a suffocating tangle of palace rules and royal etiquette. Review Quotes: "Provocative and entertaining." -- "Booklist"Review Quotes: "Provocative and entertaining." -- "Booklist"Review Quotes: "Provocative and entertaining." -- "Booklist"Review Quotes: "Haddix puts a feminist spin on the Cinderella story, beginning her tongue-in-cheek novel where the traditional story ends." -- "Publishers Weekly"Review Quotes: "Imaginative...reminiscent of Gail Levine's "Ella Enchanted."" -- "SLJ"Marc Notes: Includes an excerpt from the author's Double identity.; In this continuation of the Cinderella story, fifteen-year-old Ella finds that accepting Prince Charming's proposal ensnares her in a suffocating tangle of palace rules and royal etiquette, so she plots to escape. Publisher Marketing: The Cinderella legend gets a realistic twist in this enchantingly believable adventure from "New York Times" bestselling author Margaret Peterson Haddix that "Booklist "calls "provocative and entertaining." Ella dreams of going to the royal ball and marrying Prince Charming, just like every commoner in the kingdom of Fridesia. But after she is chosen to marry the prince--no magic involved--life with the royal family is not the happily ever after that Ella imagined. Pitiless and cold, the royals try to mold her into their vision of a princess. Ella's life becomes a meaningless schedule of protocol, which she fears she will never grasp. And Prince Charming's beautiful face hides a vacant soul. Even as her life turns to misery, stories persist that Ella's fairy godmother sent her to the ball: How else could the poor girl wear a beautiful gown, arrive in a coach, and dance in those glass slippers? But Ella got herself into the castle on her own--and that's the only way she's going to get out. Review Citations:

Ingram Children's Advance 07/01/2001 pg. 65 (EAN 9780689831287, Paperback)

Publishers Weekly 08/13/2001 pg. 314 (EAN 9780689831287, Paperback)

Wilson Middle/Junior Hi Catalo 01/01/2005 pg. 625 (EAN 9780689831287, Paperback)

Wilson Middle/Junior Hi Catalo 01/01/2009 pg. 857 (EAN 9780689831287, Paperback)

Kirkus Review - Children 08/15/1999 pg. 1311 (EAN 9780689821868, Hardcover)

School Library Journal 09/01/1999 pg. 225 (EAN 9780689821868, Hardcover)

Booklist 09/01/1999 pg. 123 (EAN 9780689821868, Hardcover)

Publishers Weekly 10/11/1999 pg. 77 (EAN 9780689821868, Hardcover)

ALA Best Books Young Adults 01/01/2000 pg. 1340 (EAN 9780689821868, Hardcover)

ALA Recmd for Reluctant YA's 01/01/2000 pg. 1361 (EAN 9780689821868, Hardcover)

Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/1999 pg. 94 (EAN 9780689821868, Hardcover)

Wilson Middle/Junior Hi Catalo 01/01/2001 pg. 70 (EAN 9780689821868, Hardcover)

Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2000 pg. 94 (EAN 9780689821868, Hardcover)

Wilson Middle/Junior Hi Catalo 01/01/2005 pg. 625 (EAN 9780689821868, Hardcover)

Wilson Middle/Junior Hi Catalo 01/01/2009 pg. 857 (EAN 9780689821868, Hardcover)

Contributor Bio:  Haddix, Margaret Peterson Margaret Peterson Haddix is the bestselling author of more than twenty books for children, including The Shadow Children and The Missing series. She lives in Ohio with her family.