Fairest / Gail Carson Levine.
Material type:
TextPublisher: New York : Harper, 2012Edition: Revised editionDescription: 326 pages, 17 ; 20 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780060734107
- 0060734108
- 9781442032507
- 1442032502
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Vol info | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Children's Book
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Main Library | Children's Science Fiction/Fantasy | LEVINE GAIL CAR | EE2 | Available | 33111010549240 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Once upon a time, there was a girl who wanted to be pretty . . .
Aza's singing is the fairest in all the land, and the most unusual. She can "throw" her voice so it seems to come from anywhere. But singing is only one of the two qualities prized in the Kingdom of Ayortha. Aza doesn't possess the other: beauty. Not even close. She's hidden in the shadows in her parents' inn, but when she becomes lady-in-waiting to the new queen, she has to step into the light--especially when the queen demands a dangerous favor. A magic mirror, a charming prince, a jealous queen, palace intrigue, and an injured king twine into a maze that Aza must penetrate to save herself and her beloved kingdom.
Originally published: New York: HarperCollins, 2006.
Extras inside: An interview with Gail Carson Levine ; When Ivi was Wren: a deleted chapter of Fairest ; A sneak peek at Gail Carson Levine's next novel, A tale of two castles.
In a land where beauty and singing are valued above all else, Aza eventually comes to reconcile her unconventional appearance and her magical voice, and learns to accept herself for who she truly is.