Title: A Tale of Two Castles
Author: Gail Carson Levine
Publisher: Harper Year:
2011
ISBN: 978-0-06-122965-7
Genre: Fantasy Fiction
This book is for Ages:
10-14
AR Points: 9.0
Subjects/Themes: Dragons/Royalty/Identity
Plot Summary: 12-year-old Elodie is leaving her family to
seek a weaving apprenticeship in the Town of Two Castles. Her parents warn her about dragons, ogres, and
white sepulchers. Elodie arrives in town
to find there are no weaving apprenticeships available, unless she can pay for
one. She is not too disappointed because
she really wants to be a mansioner- an actress.
But when the head of the acting troupe rejects her because she cannot pay,
and her only copper is stolen, Elodie has no place to go. When the beautiful dragon Menoree offers
Elodie food and a warm, safe place to sleep, Elodie accepts. Even if it means she must act like a servant
in the ogre’s castle to help Menoree solve a mystery.
Review: Gail Carson Levine stays true to her style
with this sweet new tale that reminds us not to judge a dragon, ogre, princess or
apprentice by how they look.
If you like this book
you may also like: Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine.
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