Books with title Sister Ella

In a twist on a traditional tale, the Cinderella story is told by spoiled Ella's young, kind-hearted stepsister Silla. Although she is beautiful, Ella is obnoxious and cruel to her new stepmother and stepsisters. To ease Ella's tantrums, Silla and her family decide to do everything possible to help Ella shine at the upcoming ball. Ella is indeed beautiful at the ball, and the Prince falls for her, but Ella has to learn a lesson in kindness and humility before they can get married. This title also includes a chapter devoted to showing life in eighteenth-century England, to provide background for the story. Text Type: Traditional TalesTheme/Topic: World Connections, Human History

Jenny and her best friend are about ready to get back against her big sixteeen-year-old sister, Shari, big time. She has betrayed Jenny. It is Shari’s job to mow the lawn. But she has been pushing her chores off on her twelve-year-old sister lately because Shari is always out on a date. So Jenny and her friend are sneaking up on Shari down in the living room to throw Queen Anne’s lace on her right when she is kissing her new dream beau. The flowers land on her head. Shari starts to sneeze. The girls start to run. But the new boyfriend glares up at them. That is when Jenny freaks. The boyfriend doesn’t look normal. He has a weird light in his eye. His complexion is white and pasty. His nose is a weird shape. He looks at her like a hellion.Has Shari become blind? Can’t she see what she is kissing? What is really going on here? Jenny had better figure it out, or things might get a lot worse than having to mow the lawn on Saturday.Sister is brought to you by Edward Ware Thrillers YA, an imprint of Cheops Books, LLC. If you liked Sister, you will enjoy other young adult thriller novels by Linda Cargill such as Dream, Haunted, Gypsy, Candle, and Bienville.

Marla Altanner, citizen of Elmond, has been shape-shifting since she was a toddler, and morphing into a komodo dragon is no problem for her. But her shape-shifting abilities are worthless compared to Sarai’s magical forces.Sarai, leader of the magical country, has ordered that all people not exhibiting magical abilities by age seven be imprisoned or executed. Marla’s family has been dreading the day her non-magical sister Lily turns seven, but when that inevitable day comes, Lily is sentenced to death and their father is imprisoned. With one night and one chance to save her sister—fleeing the country with magical bounty hunters hot on her tail, Marla flees with her sister into the unknown—The United States of America.Marla may need to upgrade to some bigger scales.

When Doretha was nine, her father gave her an old notebook with empty pages. On the first page, Doretha wrote in black: "Me, age 9. My Doretha Book - Memories." Now Doretha is thirteen, and there are lots of pages filled up with words and colors, each page holding a special memory. Some are happy, like the day Doretha learns about her freedom-fighting, ex-slave ancestor. And some are sad - the death of her father, and the painful struggles of her older sister. As Doretha reads the book from start to finish, she realizes that these events are what have given her the courage and insight she needs to be herself.