The Ogre of Oglefort
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Chapter Book · Ages 8–12 · 2010 · Est. 6.5 hour read

The Ogre of Oglefort

By Eva Ibbotson

Rescue mission turns upside down when a princess seeks transformation, not salvation.

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247 pages· 46,712 words· Est. 6.5 hour read
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Ivo, an orphan, joins an unlikely team to rescue Princess Mirella from an ogre. But the princess desires transformation into a bird to flee an unwanted marriage. The ogre, far from fearsome, is depressed. Can they save Mirella from her family and revive the ogre's spirit?

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Ivo the orphan, together with the Hag of Dribble, Ulf the Troll, and Brian the Wizard, sets out to save Princess Mirella from the dreaded Ogre of Oglefort. But when the rescuers arrive at the castle, they are shocked to find that the princess doesn’t want to be saved; she wants the ogre to turn her into a bird so she can escape an arranged marriage. And the Ogre isn’t nearly the fearsome creature he once was–in fact, he’s rather depressed. Now the rescuers have a new goal: save Princess Mirella from her tyrannical royal family and help restore the Ogre and his castle to the fearsome (but fun) paradise it used to be.

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Format
Paperback
Pages
247
Words
46,712
Reading age
8–12
Audience
Middle Grade
Lexile
910L
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
6.1
F&P level
~V
AR points
8
AR interest level
MG
AR quiz
145222
Publication
Published
August 16, 2012
First published
May 7, 2010
Publisher
Puffin Books
Edition
Language
English
Type
Chapter Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780142421352

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