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Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, August 2001
Trade Paperback, 240 pages
ISBN-10: 0689831285
ISBN-13: 9780689831287
Grades: 5 - 9
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- ABA Pick of the Lists
- ALA Best Books For Young Adults
- ALA Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers
- Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults
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Being a princess isn't all that....
You've heard the fairytale: 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 newfound 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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"Provocative and entertaining."
-- Booklist
"Haddix puts a feminist spin on the Cinderella story, beginning her tongue-in-cheek novel where the traditional story ends."
-- Publishers Weekly
"Imaginative...reminiscent of Gail Levine's Ella Enchanted."
-- SLJ
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