A Tale of Two Castles by Gail Carson Levine is the story of a young girl named Elodie who leaves her home to journey to the town of Two Castles to become a mansioner - an actress. When the mansioner master turns her down as an apprentice she becomes the assistant of a Dragon detective who solves riddles and finds missing things. When a friendly shape-shifting orge becomes the traget of an evil villian intend on murder, the Dragon sends Elodie into the orge's castle disguised as a kitchen maid to help protect the orge and discover who the true villian really is. She must use all her mansioner skills as well as her skills of deduction to solve the mystery. A fun read for ages 9 - 12 years of age and can be found in the library in the juvenile section under J LEV.
Judy Griggs
