Fiction
Betsy Who Cried Wolf. Illustrated by Scott Nash. New York:
HarperCollins, 2002.
Cinderellis and the Glass Hill. Illustrated by Mark
Elliott. 1st
ed. New York: HarperCollins, 2000.
In this humorous retelling of a Perrault tale, a lonely
young farm lad uses his unusual inventive ability to pass a nearly
impossible test and win the hand of the neighboring princess.
Dave at Night. lg print ed. Thorndike, ME: Thorndike Press, 2001;
HarperCollins, 1999.
When orphaned Dave is sent to the Hebrew Home for Boys
where he is treated cruelly, he sneaks out at night and is welcomed
into the music and culture-filled world of the Harlem Renaissance.
Ella Enchanted. 1st ed. New York: HarperCollins, 1997.
In this novel based on the story of Cinderella, Ella struggles
against the childhood curse that forces her to obey any order given to
her.
The Fairy's Mistake. Illustrated by Mark Elliott. 1st ed. New
York: HarperCollins, 1999.
In this humorous retelling of a Perrault tale, the fairy
Ethelinda rewards one twin sister for good behavior and punishes the other
for bad, only to discover that her punishment is more pleasing than her
reward.
The Fairy's Return. Illustrated by Mark Elliott. New
York: HarperCollins, 2002.
The good-natured son of a baker wins the heart of a
princess, with the help of a fairy and a magic goose.
For Biddle's Sake. Illustrated by Mark Elliott. New
York: HarperCollins, 2002.
In this humorous retelling of Andrew Lang's
"Puddocky," a young maiden who has been transformed into a toad
by a jealous fairy relies on her newly honed magical abilities
to charm a prince into marriage.
Princess
Sonora and the Long Sleep. Illustrated by Mark Elliott.
1st ed. New York: HarperCollins, 1999.
In this retelling of the fairy tale Sleeping Beauty, Princess
Sonora, who is ten times smarter than anyone else, vows to choose for
herself the best time to be pricked by the spindle.
The Princess Tales : Volume I. Illustrated by Mark Elliott.
1st Harper Trophy ed. HarperCollins, 2003.
Includes The Fairy's Mistake, The Princess
Test, Princess Sonora and the Long Sleep
The
Princess Test. Illustrated by Mark Elliott. 1st ed. New York:
HarperCollins, 1999.
In this humorous retelling of Hans Christian Andersen's "The
Princess and the Pea," Lorelei must pass many difficult tests in order to
prove that she is a true princess and win the hand of Prince Nicholas.
The Two Princesses of Bamarre. New York: HarperCollins, 2001.
With her adventurous sister, Meryl, suffering from the same
illness that claimed their mother's life, meek and timid Princess Addie
sets out, armed with magical gifts from a sorcerer, to find a cure.
The Wish. 1st ed. New York: HarperCollins, 1999.
When granted her wish to be the most popular girl in school,
Wilma, an eighth grader, forgets that she will graduate in three weeks and
her popularity will vanish.
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