![]() ![]() ![]() She is rescued from starvation by the dragon Meenore, who offers her a position as ITs assistant. To add to her woes, her single copper is stolen almost as soon as she sets foot in the city. Alas for poor Elodie, the practice of offering free ten-year apprenticeships has just been abolished, and she discovers too late that she is too poor to pay for her apprenticeship. Two Castles is a book that adults will find as captivating as children and teenagers.Įlodie, the heroine, is a twelve-year old farm girl who sets off to the city of Two Castles to apprentice herself to the mansioners and realize her dream of becoming an actor. In Two Castles, her words have more gravity, and the pace is more ponderous. In Ella Enchanted, her prose is breathless and fast-paced. Strangely enough, although A Tale of Two Castles has a much younger protagonist than Ella Enchanted, I found the writing style in this book infinitely less juvenile. ![]() And in Two Castles, she manages to weave her magic, yet again. ![]() The beauty of her writing lies in her ability to create enduringly endearing characters. There is only one word to describe Gail Carson Levine’s books, and that is ‘charming’. ![]()
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