![]() ![]() Levine's other books include Ever, a New York Times bestseller Fairest, a Best Book of the Year for Publishers Weekly and School Library Journal, and a New York Times bestseller Dave at Night, an ALA Notable Book and Best Book for Young Adults The Wish The Two Princesses of Bamarre A Tale of Two. If your child does want to listen or read this, please discuss the theme and resolution of this book because I feel it a little rushed and does not make up for the extreme amount of abuse that Aza subjects herself to when it comes to her appearance. Gail Carson Levine's first book for children, Ella Enchanted, was a Newbery Honor Book. I just don’t think it’s the most healthy book for building up a young child’s confidence. While I am think it was wonderful there was more realistic growth at the end and it wasn’t a “happily ever after I found love so I love myself”, I don’t think the last ten pages of the book really made up for the hours of berating herself for her appearance. ![]() I was getting so annoyed at Aza’s obsession with beauty and fixation on her ugliness. There is a frustratingly amount of negative self talk that even though there is growth at the end, dominates the story and theme. As an elementary school social worker, I don’t know if I would necessarily recommend this to a young girl. (The side characters also weren’t as well developed either though so this is partly due to the writing) I would have thought this the perfect book to include music like the Ella Enchanted one, but nope. Even by the end of the book, I was struggling keeping the names of minor characters straight because there was no significant differentiation between the voices. Lots of negative self talk, but was enjoyable ![]()
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