Just Ella, Margaret Peterson Haddix
Just Ella, Margaret Peterson Haddix
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Just Ella

Author: Margaret Peterson Haddix

Narrator: Alyssa Bresnahan

Unabridged: 5 hr

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 09/19/2008

Synopsis

Ella Brown is unhappy. Shivering cold in her luxurious bed, she's afraid to get up and light the fire, because she's recently been scolded for doing things servants are supposed to do. New to the castle, Ella is having trouble adjusting to her unfamiliar role: Princess. In this wonderful continuation of the Cinderella story, award-winning author Margaret Haddix imagines a heroine who has gotten what she wants, not through some fairy godmother's magical intervention, but by taking control of her own destiny. The trouble is, now that her dreams are coming true, Ella has serious doubts about what "happily ever after" really means. Just Ella offers young adult listeners a very contemporary take on one of the most beloved fairy tales of all time. Narrator Alyssa Bresnahan magically brings life and depth to Ella, who is determined to act on her heart's desires-even when they take her in unexpected directions.

About Margaret Peterson Haddix

Margaret Peterson Haddix grew up on a farm in Ohio. She worked as a newspaper reporter and copy editor in Indiana before her first book, Running Out of Time, was published. She has since written more than fifty books for kids and teens, including the Greystone Secrets series, the Shadow Children series, the Missing series, the Children of Exile series, and lots of stand-alones. Haddix and her husband, Doug, now live in Columbus, Ohio, where they raised their two kids. You can learn more about her at haddixbooks.com.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Mariah Roze on March 23, 2017

We all know the classical tale of Cinderella (or in this book Cinders-Ella), so I'm not going to restate it for you. This book takes place as an after-telling of what happens. There was no "fairy godmother or magic. It was a fifteen-year-old girl in charge of her own future. She went to the ball not......more

Goodreads review by Taylor on April 05, 2015

When I read the synopsis, I thought this book sounded kind of like The Princess Diaries, which I love, so I was pretty excited to read Just Ella. Sadly, it became pretty clear after the first few pages that this book wasn't what I was hoping it would be. This book had one of the most annoying main ch......more

Goodreads review by Alissa on January 28, 2023

4.75 stars! (Is this a thing? Lol) This book was a pleasant surprise and probably one of the most unique retellings of Cinderella I’ve ever read. It’s not an overtly happy tale, but it’s a good one, and it does end happily much to my relief. Eleanor has had a rough upbringing, but she soon realizes th......more

Goodreads review by Duffy on September 29, 2013

This book purports to take place after the close of the fairy tale, but it doesn't. At the end of the fairy tale, at least the Grimm version, Cinderella gets married, and at the wedding a pair of birds pluck out the eyes of her stepsisters, leaving them blind. And don't forget that one of the had al......more

Goodreads review by Sylvia on May 13, 2008

A retelling of Cinderella story, without fairy Godmother and the magic pumpkin. I like the author's imagination in putting this story with a more reality touch. In this story, Cinders Ella, mistaken by Cinderella, or Ella Brown (her real name) lives in the palace, engages to Prince Charming, and wait......more

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