Ella Minnow Pea: A Novel in Letters

Ella Minnow Pea: A Novel in LettersElla 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 phrase containing all the letters of the alphabet, "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

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 phrase containing all the letters of the alphabet, "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.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Anchor Books
Published: 09/17/2002
ISBN: 9780385722438
Pages: 224
Weight: 0.45lbs
Size: 8.02h x 5.25w x 0.60d

Review Citations: BookPage 10/01/2002 pg. 13
Library Journal 01/15/2005 pg. 174
Library Journal 01/01/2005

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 68634 / Ella Minnow Pea: A Novel in Letters
Reading Level: 6.6 / Interest Level: Upper Grade / Point Value: 5