Selected Works

Gail Carson Levine
An Annotated Bibliography of Selected Works


Dave at Night. Harper Collins. 1999.: Dave is an eleven-year boy placed in an orphanage in New York’s cruel Hebrew Home for boys after the tragic death of his father. Dave plunges into two different worlds. During the day, he faces the harsh reality of cold and harsh treatment at the orphanage. At night, Dave daringly jumps over the fence to escape to the atmosphere of the Harlem Renaissance, which is full of lively jazz music, writers, musicians, and a world of freedom. Perhaps, somewhere along his journey of discovery, Dave will breakthrough to find a place to truly call home.
Ella Enchanted. Harper Trophy, 1997.: When Ella was born, a fairy thoughtlessly bestowed a gift of obedience. Unfortunately, Ella constantly faced the chance of being presented with a dangerous command in a world full of elves, ogres, princes, giants, and let’s not forget to mention her good-for-nothing step family. With Ella’s determination and wit, she refuses to accept her destiny by searching for a way to defeat her curse through a series of adventures.
For Biddle’s Sake. Illustrated by Mark Elliot. Harper Collins, 2002.: When Parsley’s father is caught stealing from an evil fairy’s garden, she is forced to live with the fairy. The wicked fairy turns Parsley into a frog by mistake, and from afar she falls in love with Tansy, the prince. Through the use of magic, Parsley is able to help Tansy conquer three quests to win the inheritance to his father’s throne.
Two Princesses of Bamarre. Harper Collins, 2001.: Timid Princess Addie wants nothing but safety and comfort secluded inside the walls of her castle except her older, courageous sister Princess Meryl desires to rid their world of ogres, dragons, and ghosts in the kingdom of Bamarre. Tragically, Meryl becomes dangerously ill when Gray Death befalls her. Frightened and unprepared, Addie must take flight on a mystical, brave journey to help save the life of her dearly loved sister before time runs out. Along the way Addie must overcome fears far beyond those of spiders in order to conquer five evils: ogres, gryphons, specters, dragons, and lastly the fatal Gray Death plague.
Wish, The. Harper Collins, 1999.: Wilma Sturtz’s wish is to become popular in her New York eighth grade class. On one fateful day, an extraordinary old woman grants Wilma’s wish. She is immediately surrounded by the popular people she always dreamed of having as friends. When the magic wears off, Wilma discovers far more than she intended about herself and the people around her.

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