The Princess Tales Series by Gail Carson Levine

3.86 · 170 ratings
  • The Fairy's Mistake (The Princess Tales #1)
    #1

    The Fairy's Mistake (The Princess Tales #1)

    Gail Carson Levine

    Rated: 3.79 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings · published 1999

    Two very different sisters have two very different encounters with the fairy Ethelinda. Rosella is kind and helpful. Her reward: Jewels and gems tumble out of her mouth whenever she speaks. Myrtle is rude and spiteful. Her punishment: Bugs and vipers slither out of her mouth. The fairy Ethelinda feels she's meted out justice just right--until she discovers Rosella has been locked up by a greedy prince and Myrtle is having the time of her life!

  • The Princess Test (The Princess Tales #2)
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    The Princess Test (The Princess Tales #2)

    Gail Carson Levine

    Rated: 3.79 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings · published 1999

    King Humphrey has decided it's time for his son, Prince Nicholas, to marry. But he must make sure the bride is a real princess. So he devises a series of princess tests, designed to weed out the phonies and the fakes. Meanwhile, Nicholas has fallen in love with Lorelei, a mere blacksmith's daughter. She's no princess, but he wants to marry her all the same--but how will she ever pass the terrible tests?

  • Princess Sonora and the Long Sleep (The Princess Tales #3)
    #3

    Princess Sonora and the Long Sleep (The Princess Tales #3)

    Gail Carson Levine

    Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings · published 1999

    In this hilarious retelling of "Sleeping Beauty, " Princess Sonora, who is ten times smarter than anyone else, vows to choose for herself the best time to be pricked by the spindle. Full color.

  • The Princess Tales, Volume I (The Princess Tales #1-3)
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    The Princess Tales, Volume I (The Princess Tales #1-3)

    Gail Carson Levine

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings · published 2002

    Once upon a time...A kind sister and a cruel one. A charming prince. A spiteful fairy. A hundred-year snooze. A pea under a pile of mattresses. A kiss... more

  • Cinderellis and the Glass Hill (The Princess Tales #4)
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    Cinderellis and the Glass Hill (The Princess Tales #4)

    Gail Carson Levine

    Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings · published 2000

    Ralph said, "Rain tomorrow." Burt said, "Barley needs it. You're covered with cinders, Ellis." Ralph thought that was funny. "That's funny." He laughed. "That's what we should call him-- Cinderellis." Burt guffawed. In this unusual spin on an old favorite, Cinderella is a boy! He's Cinderellis, and he has two unfriendly brothers and no fairy godmother to help him out. Luckily, he does have magical powders, and he intends to use them to win the hand of his Princess Charming-- that is, Marigold... more

  • For Biddle's Sake (The Princess Tales #5)
    #5

    For Biddle's Sake (The Princess Tales #5)

    Gail Carson Levine

    Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings · published 2002

    There she was, chartreuse and warty and smiling at him. Such a nice smile. Something in his heart fluttered. The young maiden, Parsley, will eat nothing but parsley, which in Snettering-on-Snoakes grows only in the fairy Bombina's garden. All is well -- until Bombina is released from the fairy queen's dungeon. Her crime? Failing to get along with humans... more

  • The Fairy's Return (The Princess Tales #6)
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    The Fairy's Return (The Princess Tales #6)

    Gail Carson Levine

    Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings · published 2002

    Boy meets princess, and it's love at first sight. Both laugh at the same jokes. Both are named after birds. His name is Robin, hers is Lark. Could there ever have been a more perfect match?But alas! King Harrumphrey won't let Lark marry a baker's son. And Robin is betrothed to someone else... more

  • The Fairy's Return and Other Princess Tales (The Princess Tales #1-6)
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    The Fairy's Return and Other Princess Tales (The Princess Tales #1-6)

    Gail Carson Levine

    Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings · published 2002

    Ever since Newbery Honor author Gail Carson Levine introduced the magical village of Snettering-on-Snoakes in the faraway Kingdom of Biddle, young readers have been laughing their way through her hilarious retellings of famous and not-so-famous fairy tales.Now, for the first time, the six beloved Princess Tales are together in one magnificent volume:The high jinks begin in The Fairy's Mistake, which pokes fun at a meddlesome fairy whose plans for good go terribly awry... more

  • The Princess Tales, Volume II (The Princess Tales #4-6)
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    The Princess Tales, Volume II (The Princess Tales #4-6)

    Gail Carson Levine

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings · published 2000

    In a land far, far away . . .A boy with magical powers to win Princess Charming's heart. A fairy who likes turning humans into toads. A true love forbidden by the King... more

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