Once upon a time, there was a girl who wanted to be
pretty...
Aza''s singing is the fairest in all the land, and the most unusual.
She can ＂throw＂t her voice so it seems to come from anywhere. But
singing is only one of the two qualities prized in the Kingdom of
Ayortha. Aza doesn''t possess the other: beauty. Not even close.
She''s hidden in the shadows in her parents'' inn, but when she
becomes lady-in-waiting to the new queen, she has to step into the
light—especially when the queen deman
內容簡介：
Grade 6 Up–In a world in which elegance, beauty, and singing
ability are revered, Aza is bulky, awkward, and homely. Her saving
grace is that she can sing and has a gift of voice manipulation
that she calls illusing. Through a chance meeting at her familys
inn, a duchess invites Aza to act as her companion and accompany
her to the palace to attend the kings wedding. When the beautiful
new queen discovers Azas gift for throwing her voice and for
mimicry, she sees a way of protecting her reputation and disguising
her own lack of talent. Pressured by the womans threats upon her
family, Aza deceives the court into believing that Ivi is a gifted
singer. When the ruse is discovered, Aza is forced to flee the
castle in order to save her life. Through her adventures, she
discovers her own strength of character, learns about her true
heritage, and decides that her physical appearance is not worthy of
the stress and worry she has wasted on it. The plot is fast-paced,
and Azas growth and maturity are well crafted and believable.
Readers will enjoy the fairy-tale setting while identifying with
the real-life problems of living in an appearance-obsessed society.
A distinguished addition to any collection.
關於作者：
Gail Carson Levine is the author of the Newbery Honor Book Ella
Enchanted; New York Times bestsellers Ever and Fairest; ALA Notable
Book Dave At Night; The Wish; The Two Princesses of Bamarre; the
six Princess Tales books; the nonfiction book Writing Magic:
Creating Stories That Fly; and a companion to this picture book,
Betsy Who Cried Wolf!
She lives with her husband, David, and their Airedale, Baxter, in
the Hudson Valley of New York State, in a farmhouse that was built
more than two hundred years ago.
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