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Ella Minnow Pea : A Novel in Letters

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Language censorship challenges freedom in a hilarious novel.

Ella Minnow Pea is a unique and engaging novel that challenges freedom of expression and censorship using a clever concept of a society where certain letters are banned as they fall from a memorial statue. It is not only an enjoyable read for word lovers and lovers of clever plots, but it also raises important societal issues about the importance of language and freedom. The author's use of language and wordplay is impressive and will keep readers entertained throughout.

  • Borders Original Voices Award for Fiction (2001)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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Ella Minnow Pea : A Novel in Letters

by Mark Dunn
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ISBN: 9780385722438
Authors: Mark Dunn
Publisher: Vintage
Date of Publication: 2002-09-17
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Young Adult, Contemporary, Fantasy
Goodreads rating: 3.93
(rated by 47834 readers)

Description

Ella Minnow Pea is a girl living happily on the fictional island of Nollop off the coast of South Carolina. Nollop was named after Nevin Nollop, author of the immortal pangram,* "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog." Now Ella finds herself acting to save her friends, family, and fellow citizens from the encroaching totalitarianism of the island's Council, which has banned the use of certain letters of the alphabet as they fall from a memorial statue of Nevin Nollop. As the letters progressively drop from the statue they also disappear from the novel. The result is both a hilarious and moving story of one girl's fight for freedom of expression, as well as a linguistic tour de force sure to delight word lovers everywhere.*pangram: a sentence or phrase that includes all the letters of the alphabet
 

Language censorship challenges freedom in a hilarious novel.

Ella Minnow Pea is a unique and engaging novel that challenges freedom of expression and censorship using a clever concept of a society where certain letters are banned as they fall from a memorial statue. It is not only an enjoyable read for word lovers and lovers of clever plots, but it also raises important societal issues about the importance of language and freedom. The author's use of language and wordplay is impressive and will keep readers entertained throughout.

  • Borders Original Voices Award for Fiction (2001)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.