Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine is a creative retelling of Cinderella. As a baby, Ella was cursed by a fairy to obey any orders that were given to her, no matter what they were. So when her mother dies and her father remarries, Ella must live with her stepsisters, Hattie and Olive. Quickly, Hattie discovers that Ella will obey her and uses that knowledge to her advantage. Instead of being treated as an equal, Ella is forced to be her stepfamily's servant.
Ella meets Prince Char. Together, they have exciting adventures. Slowly, they fall in love, but she knows that if she marries him, an enemy of the throne could command her to do something awful to him. She struggles to protect him and break the curse, but it seems impossible with such a burden as hers. Will she ever gain the freedom required to be with her true love?
-Grace
is a creative retelling of Cinderella. As a baby, Ella was cursed by a fairy to obey any orders that were given to her, no matter what they were. So when her mother dies and her father remarries, Ella must live with her stepsisters, Hattie and Olive. Quickly, Hattie discovers that Ella will obey her and uses that knowledge to her advantage. Instead of being treated as an equal, Ella is forced to be her stepfamily's servant.Ella meets Prince Char. Together, they have exciting adventures. Slowly, they fall in love, but she knows that if she marries him, an enemy of the throne could command her to do something awful to him. She struggles to protect him and break the curse, but it seems impossible with such a burden as hers. Will she ever gain the freedom required to be with her true love?
-Grace
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I'd never heard that poem before. It's lovely. Thanks for sharing.
I really enjoy your writing.
Came here from an Aerial Armadillo. It is my dream to one day teach others everything I was taught about writing.
One day ....
Oh I love Mary Oliver and I know that poem well. Thanks for a new perspective on it. :)
Sounds like a wonderful day!
You may not see those girls grow and change and move on, but they will certainly take today - and your inspiration - with them on their journeys.
What a gift, Beth.
XO
Anna
Ditto what Anna said, along with vice-versa.
I am, frankly, still so filled up with this day that I stutter to try to find the right words of gratitude for all that you have written to me today. Thank you, Right on. Thank you, David, for stopping by. Thank you Blicky Kitty. Thank you, Sierra (were you there, someway). Thank you, Anna, and Sherry, too.
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Love Mary Oliver - she gets to the heart of exploring and loving the world in such a magical way.
What a marvelous experience for those girls, who will now see the world and words in a different way, thanks to you :)
I absolutely LOVE the poem.
New poem to me, too. Thank you...
Encouraging teachers of the world UNITE...lovely poem, thank you for sharing it with us and congrats on Post of the Day mention...
Sandi
found you through post of the day. I really admire your endeavor to teach and learn with these writers. And I admire how much you value it.
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Hi Ms. Kephart!
Ms. Diana linked us to your blog and I just wanted to thank you so much for your wonderful workshop and the time you spent with our group. You are definitely a huge inspiration for me to keep writing! thanks so much!
~Nancy-the one who can take you through time =)
Hi Ms. Kephart,
Thank you so much for everything! You were a great inspiration to all of us and I came out of your workshop with a newfound urge to write. I had a great time and I'm glad to hear that you did too!
-Wendy
Nancy and Wendy—
How cool is this, to find you two here? Well. And hello, then. I hope the rest of your writing week was superb.