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ⓘ About Gail Carson Levine
Gail Carson Levine is a Young Adult, Children’s, Fantasy and Science Fiction author from New York. Born in 1947, she grew up in New York City where she asserts that her parents Sylvia and David fostered the creative streak that would make her into the writer she is today. Her father was the owner of a commercial art studio while her mother was a playwright who taught theater. Raised in a family of creatives, she was very early on led onto a path of creativity as she watched her sister Rani become a painter. From a very early age, she was an avid reader and loved to read “Peter Pan” by James M. Barrie and the works of the likes of L.M. Montgomery and Louisa May Alcott. Levine initially wanted to follow in the footsteps of her sister and become either a painter or an actress.
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The Fairy's Return and Other Princess Tales
Latest in the series · book 7 of 7 · published 2002
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Who is Gail Carson Levine?
Gail Carson Levine is a Young Adult, Children's, Fantasy and Science Fiction author from New York. Born in 1947, she grew up in New York City where she asserts that her parents Sylvia and David fostered the creative streak that would make her into the writer she is today. Her father was the owner of a commercial art studio while her mother was a playwright who taught theater.
Which Gail Carson Levine series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Ella Enchanted series, the earliest of Gail Carson Levine's multi-book series: it opens with Ella Enchanted (1997) and runs to 6 books across 1997–2018, ending with Ogre Enchanted (2018). Gail Carson Levine's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Gail Carson Levine written?
Gail Carson Levine has 32 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1997 and 2026. 15 of them belong to 3 named series — the largest being The Princess Tales series with 7 books — and 17 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Gail Carson Levine's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Gail Carson Levine's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Ella Enchanted (1997–2018, 6 books), The Princess Tales (1999–2002, 7 books) and A Tale of Two Castles (2011–2015, 2 books).
How are Gail Carson Levine's books organised into series?
This guide splits Gail Carson Levine's 32 books into 3 named series and 17 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: The Princess Tales (7 books, 1999–2002); Ella Enchanted (6 books, 1997–2018); A Tale of Two Castles (2 books, 2011–2015).