
So what really happens?Ī Tale of Two Castles was published May 10, 2011. All anyone can be certain of is that a cat walks in a cat walks out an ogre vanishes. That's the story according to Puss, but notice, there are no witnesses. The obliging ogre becomes a mouse, and Puss eats him. When Puss recovers from his fright, he challenges the ogre again, this time to turn into a small creature. In response, the ogre turns into a lion and then turns back.

If you remember your "Puss 'N Boots," you'll recall that Puss marches into the ogre's castle and challenges him to shape-shift. Newly arrived in the town of Two Castles, Elodie unexpectedly becomes the assistant to a brilliant dragon named Meenore-and together, they begin to solve mysteries. Here's how I began: I was searching for a fairy tale mystery, and I realized it is one. Newbery Honor author of Ella Enchanted Gail Carson Levine weaves a spellbinding tale about a clever heroine, a dragon detective, and a shape-shifting ogre.

I'm not sure anyone will get the connection between my book and the original, but look for it. I'm utterly won over that a cat threatens a bunch of peasants with cutting them up as herbs for the soup and they're scared. Naturally, it comes from a fairy tale, very loosely from "Puss 'N Boots," one of the most charming fairy tales. Newbery Honor author of Ella Enchanted Gail Carson Levine weaves a spellbinding tale about a clever heroine, a dragon detective, and a shape-shifting ogre. Requires OverDrive Read (file size: N/A KB) or Adobe Digital Editions (file size: 2351 KB) or Kobo app or compatible Kobo device (file size: N/A KB) or Amazon Kindle (file size: N/A KB).A Tale of Two Castles is my first mystery. Newly arrived in the town of Two Castles, Elodie unexpectedly becomes the assistant to a brilliant dragon named Meenore-and together, they begin to solve mysteries. Readers who loved Ella Enchanted and Fairest will delight in this tale of a spirited heroine who finds friendship where she least expects it and discovers that goodness and evil come in all shapes and sizes. Elodie must disguise herself to discover the source of the threat amid a cast of characters that includes a greedy king, a giddy princess, and a handsome cat trainer.

Their most important case concerns the town's shape-shifting ogre, Count Jonty Um: Someone is plotting against him. Newly arrived in the town of Two Castles, Elodie unexpectedly becomes the assistant to a brilliant dragon named Meenore, and together they solve mysteries. Newbery Honor author of Ella Enchanted Gail Carson Levine weaves a spellbinding tale about a clever heroine, a dragon detective, and a shape-shifting ogre.
