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Just Ella: Sequel to Cinderella [Hardcover]

Margaret Peterson Haddix (Author)
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Publication Date: 1 Sep 1999
"Princess, nobody can stop those rumors. People would rather believe in fairy godmothers...than think that you took charge of your own destiny."

Like every commoner in the land, Ella dreams of going to the ball and marrying Prince Charming. But after she is chosen to marry the prince, life with the royal family is not the "happily ever after" that Ella imagined. Pitiless and cold, the royals try to mold her into their vision of a princess. Ella's life becomes a meaningless schedule of protocol, which she fears she will never grasp. And Prince Charming's beautiful face hides a vacant soul.

Even as her life turns to misery, the stories persist that Ella's fairy godmother sent her to the ball: How else could the poor girl wear a beautiful gown, arrive in a coach, and dance in those glass slippers? But there is no fairy godmother to help Ella escape the deadening life of the castle. Can she do it on her own?

Margaret Peterson Haddix's reconstruction of the Cinderella legend without the magic -- how a commoner could have married the prince -- is a story as richly fascinating as the classic tale.

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Product details

  • Hardcover: 224 pages
  • Publisher: Simon & Schuster; Library Binding edition (1 Sep 1999)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0439296900
  • ISBN-13: 978-0439296908
  • ASIN: 0689821867
  • Product Dimensions: 21.1 x 14.5 x 2.3 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 2,097,539 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 11 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent retelling-one of the best 16 Jun 2002
By "fictionfan-fantasy"
Format:Hardcover
I really loved this book. Apart from having the best front cover in th world(get the hardback copy-nicer front cover) it had a really great storyline, completely changing the original fairytale. The main character Ella was a really intelligent and spunky lead. I thought that how she escaped was absolubtley brilliant and also really funny. I also thought that the villainous characters in the book were really 'good' villains-not just her step family but her teachers too. It ends on a bit of a cliffhanger romance wise but I wont say any more about that or I'll spoil the book. Even if you aren't that interested in the book, get it anyway just for the front cover. I did and then discovered that the actual book was really really good too!
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2 of 10 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars excellent 11 Nov 2003
By M. Stoneham
Format:Paperback
'Just Ella' was an excellent twist on the superficial reality of the Cinderella story - when Ella begins to doubt her love for Charm, the reader cheers; and when she makes her great escape, we cheer some more.

The end was a little off, I thought; but otherwise, an excellent thought-provoking insight into the fairy tale.

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51 of 57 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars An entertaining retelling of Cinderella 15 Jan 2000
By Jennifer Mo - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Hardcover
More adult and reality-driven than Ella Enchanted, Just Ella is an interesting look at the "happily-ever-after" ending of the original fairy tale. Ella Brown in this story is fleshed out to become a realistic heroine forced to fit into the fragile and uncomfortable glass slippers of a princess. She shows herself to be resourceful and clever; however, for some reason, I never liked her as much as Ella of Frell from Ella Enchanted. Haddix, while very cleverly explaining the matters of the glass slippers and dress (think Ever After for the dress), never develops the characters enough to make them anything more than sketches of potential never fully realized. And I agree with a previous reviewer that the romance seemed a little predictable. (One of two eligible male characters in the book, the other of which is the insipid prince.) An interesting undercurrent in Just Ella was the true meaning of True Love, often mentioned so flippantly in fairy tales.

Just Ella didn't quite satisfy me-- it was neither as charming as Ella Enchanted, nor as psychologically intense as Donna Jo Napoli's retellings. What it did provide was an often ironic, imaginative and creatively rewritten Cinderella that was a definite departure from the usual fairy tale. For another Cinderella retelling, I highly recommend Silver Woven in my Hair, in which magic is inherent, though not implicitly stated. If you liked the court setting, The Crown and Court Duet by Sherwood Smith provides a more realistic (and less mocking) description of court life.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars A little twist 26 Feb 2000
By A Customer - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Hardcover
Fairy godmothers, Prince charming, midnight magic, its all a fairy tale. But this book gives this tale a little twist. It tells the story of how Ella realy came to the ball; under her own determination not with magic help. I loved this book and could not put it down! It is a great way to show girl power and how you can take charge of your own destiny. And with Ellas determination and will she finds her true "Prince Charming" on her own.
11 of 12 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars A lesson in gender equality 14 July 2004
By Tom Knapp - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Paperback
So many fairytales end with a simple "happily ever after" ... but is it ever really so simple?

Just Ella, by Margaret Peterson Haddix, turns the Cinderella story on its ear by exploring the young girl's motivations and examining gender roles that apply, honestly, more to modern times than they did in the medieval setting of the book. Still, young readers (and adults, too!) will enjoy this fractured version, which starts with Ella enduring lessons in etiquette, needlepoint and other princessly duties in the castle of her betrothed, Prince Charming. But, while the prince is, of course, charming and quite handsome to boot, Ella begins to wonder if that's a suitable foundation for lifelong romance.

Of note, this book gives us a Cinderella who does not rely on fairy godmothers, talking mice or convertible pumpkins to make her way to and from the prince's ball. Determined to go despite the scorn of the "step-evils" who plague her life, Ella uses the resources at hand and no small amount of ingenuity to get herself where she wants to be (as explained in a brief but entertaining flashback, in which we learn that glass slippers hurt).

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