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    Penelope: A Novel
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    Penelope: A Novel

    By Marilyn Kaye and Reese Witherspoon

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    A modern-day fairytale--a major motion picture starring Christina Ricci, Catherine O'Hara, James McAvoy, and Reese Witherspoon.

    Penelope Wilhern has everything a girl could want: A wealthy, socialite family, an enchanted bedroom and some of the coolest clothes around. There is only one problem: She was born into a cursed family and has the face of a pig.
    Hidden away from the world, Penelope now finds herself subjected to a string of snobby, blue-blooded bachelors in a desperate attempt to find her a husband in order to break the curse. Though she yearns for something greater, what's a girl to do when faced with a determined mother and her matchmaking sidekick? Hoping to snap a photo of the mysterious girl, mischievous tabloid reporter Lemon hires down-on-his-luck Max to pose as a prospective suitor and infiltrate the family. But when Max finds himself truly drawn to Penelope, he can't bring himself to expose and disappoint her, so he just disappears. Fed up with this latest betrayal and determined to live life on her own terms, Penelope decides to break free from her family and go out into the world in search of adventure. Hiding her true identity with a scarf, Penelope discovers a wondrous world where freedom opens her eyes to possibilities she never knew existed. Making new friends along the way, she discovers happiness in the most unexpected places.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMacmillan Publishers
    Release dateMar 20, 2007
    ISBN9781429974387
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    Penelope: A Novel
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    Marilyn Kaye

    Born in New Britain, Connecticut and raised in Atlanta, Georgia, Marilyn earned degrees in English and Library Science from Emory University and a Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Chicago. While teaching children's and young adult literature at St. John's University, New York, she also wrote over 100 books for children and teens, including the successful series "Replica" and "Gifted." Marilyn now lives and writes in Paris, France.

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    • 4/5
      Actually it's really cool in its shelve, "fairy tales". it has a good story-line and it's really fetching if you'd picked it wisely, you know 'cause it's kinda fantasy and I know everyone doesn't love this kind of story telling. Personally, I don't like these kind of story but if you want to read something fairy, it's really a good choice.
      End of all it's really cool for kids to read for.
    • 5/5
      I've wanted to see this movie for awhile but never got around to it, but I was just as thrilled when I stumbled upon the book. Penelope, a 25 year old, is placed under a curse that goes back 150 years. Because of her great-great-great grandfather Ralph choosing to marry an upper class woman instead of the woman he truly loves who's a servant in order to please his family, the mother of the servant places a curse on the Wilhern family, making it that the next Wilhern daughter will be born with a pig snout for a nose, and the only way to break the curse is the daughter must marry a blue blood who can accept the way the daughter is. Penelope gets tired of being hidden away in the house with her mom and her assistant interviewing guy after guy to be her possible husband, so she breaks away. And along the way, Penelope makes friends and finds herself. In the end, she accepts and begins to truly know what it's like to love herself, despite her "flaws". A book that I just really couldn't put down, I defintley recommend this book to everyone who loves a good fairy tale with a twist.