Gail Carson Levine
Gail Carson Levine
Gail Carson Levineis an American author of young adult books. Her first novel, Ella Enchanted, received a Newbery Honor in 1998...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionAuthor
Date of Birth17 September 1947
CountryUnited States of America
painter
I didn't want to be a writer. First I wanted to act, and then I wanted to be a painter like my big sister.
Get to know your kids' minds and how they think.
marvelous york
'EIla Enchanted' began in a marvelous writing course at New York City's The New School.
hardest watch
Contemporary fiction is the hardest for me because I am not really in the popular culture - I don't watch TV.
fairy fascinated tales
As a child, I loved fairy tales because the story, the what-comes-next, is paramount. As an adult, I'm fascinated by their logic and illogic.
Managing to tell a story is very gratifying.
heart victory faces
Step follows step, Hope follows Courage, Set your face towards danger, Set your heart on victory.
hero heart safety
I was no hero. The dearest wishes of my heart were for safety and tranquility. The world was a perilous place, wrong for the likes of me.
stunned
He -it- was a specter! I stepped back, stunned.
voice faces manifestation
Voices and faces aren't manifestations of good or bad.
children remember-you remembers-you
Oak, granite, Lilies by the road, Remember me? I remember you. Clouds brushing Clover hills, Remember me? Sister, child, Grown tall, Remember me? I remember you.
young young-ladies
He bowed. 'The young lady must not dance alone.
taken steps sideways
I know all about you," Char announced after we'd taken a few more steps. "You do? How could you?" "Your cook and our cook meet at the market. She talks about you." He looked sideways at me. "Do you know much about me?
horse sorry eye
But my last conscious thought was an image of Prince Char when he'd caught the bridle of Sir Stephan's horse. His face had been close to mine. Two curls had spilled onto his forehead. A few freckles dusted his nose, and his eyes said he was sorry for me to go.