Ivy's Ever After - Hardcover

Lairamore, Dawn

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0823422615 ISBN 13: 9780823422616

Publisher: Holiday House, 2010

Synopsis

Once upon a time in the kingdom of Ardendal there lived a spirited princess named Ivy, who had no interest in being rescued by Prince Charming, and an undersized dragon named Elridge, who was better at solving word puzzles than breathing fire. Sailing into this world on a ship made of whale bones came Romil, a handsome prince with dastardly designs on Princess Ivy and her kingdom. Ivy and Elridge, both disappointments to their families, join forces to try and thwart Romil's evil plot. In the process these traditional enemies become fast freinds, discover hidden strengths, and earn the respect of all who know them. Full of humor and high adventure--and plenty of slightly skewed fairy-tale motifs--this frothy fractured fairy tale is sure to delight young readers.

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About the Author

Dawn Lairamore earned a B.A. in English from the University of California, Davis. She wrote Ivy's Ever After, her first novel, because she thought it would be fun to write a fairy tale where the princess and the dragon team up against the handsome prince.  Visit her website at IvysEverAfter.com to read Chapter 1.

From School Library Journal

Gr 4-6–Princess Ivory has grown up in the isolated kingdom of Ardendale as the only child of an absentminded king. Per the Dragon Treaty, she is locked in a tower when she turns 14, there to languish until the nefarious prince from a neighboring land kills her dragon guard and marries her. But as Ivy has no intention of marrying this prince, she escapes from the tower with the help of the dragon (a runty and peaceful creature named Elridge) and goes off with him to discover a way to foil the prince's plan to destroy Ardendale. They have many perilous adventures and meet some intriguing characters, including a romance-prone fairy godmother named Drusilla and an adorable but hideously grumpy miniature goat named Toadstool. Their fates being intertwined, Ivy and Elridge hit it off right away, and by the end of the story they are clearly best friends forever. This is a fun and entertaining fairy-tale-based fantasy with a nice balance of character development and action. Give it to fans of Donna Jo Napoli's The Prince of the Pond (Puffin, 1994) or Diane Zahler's The Thirteenth Princess (HarperCollins, 2010).Eva Mitnick, Los Angeles Public Library (starred review)
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Edition details

• Publisher: Holiday House
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0823422615
• ISBN 13: 9780823422616
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 32