Search advanced search
 
Books
Search:
x dismiss this message

Did you know you can edit this page?

Zel
  • Rated 0 stars

Zel (1996) (edit title/settings)

by Donna Jo Napoli (Author) (edit contributors)

Share this book on:
see page history

Description edit see section history

High in the mountains, Zel lives with her mother, who insists they have all they need -- for they have each other. Zel's life is peaceful and protected -- until a chance encounter changes everything. When she meets a beautiful young prince at the market one day, she is profoundly moved by new... read more

Characters edit see section history

  • Zel: A beautiful girl with blonde hair and dark eyes. She was named after Rapunzel lettuce. She has a kind heart towards all animals. She is an artist.
  • Mother: Mother of Zel. A witch with powers over plants, given to her by the devil. Obsessed over protecting her daughter Zel and making sure that she alone holds Zel's heart.
  • Konrad: Romantic interest of Zel. Nemesis of Mother, but also shares with her an obsession with Zel. The prince.
  • Annette: Konrad's stable maid/ cooks helper.
Popular Covers

Loading covers…

Choose your book’s cover

First Sentence edit see section history

"Oh, Mother, the goose is on her nest again."

Table of Contents edit see section history

PART 1: THE GIFT, Switzerland, mid-1500s
- Chapter 1: Zel
- Chapter 2: Mother
- Chapter 3: Zel
- Chapter 4: Konrad
PART 2: REJECTION
- Chapter 5: Zel
- Chapter 6: Mother
- Chapter 7: Zel
- Chapter 8: Mother
- Chapter 9: Zel
- Chapter 10: Mother
- Chpter 11: Konrad
PART 3: LONELY
- Chapter 12: Zel
- Chapter 13: Konrad
- Chapter 14: Mother
- Chapter 15: Konrad
- Chapter 16: Zel
- Chapter 17: Mother
PART 4: OBSESSED
- Chapter 18: Konrad
- Chapter 19: Mother
- Chapter 20: Konrad
- Chapter 21: Zel
PART 5: THE KISS
- Chapter 22: Konrad
- Chapter 23: Mother
- Chapter 24: Zel
- Chapter 25: Konrad
- Chapter 26: Mother
PART 6: LOVE
- Chapter 27: Konrad
- Chapter 28: Zel
PART 7: SCATTERING
- Chapter 29: Mother
- Chapter 30: Zel
PART 8: GATHERING
- Chapter 31: All

Themes & Symbolism edit see section history

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

  1. Donna Jo Napoli (Author)

First Edition edit see section history

Original Language: English
Publisher: Dutton Juvenile
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: 1996
ISBN: 0525456120
Page Count: 240

Notes for Parents edit see section history

Reading Level: Young Adults

This seemingly innocent book really dissapoints. Zel, and the boy make love only the seccond full day of being around each other. The author says mulitiple times how they know each other's heart and soul. Zel and the boy remain faithful to one another through 2 years time, after only seeing each other for 20 mins one day. This cute story protrays love so wrongly and is likely to give readers the veiw that infatuation can be long lived and is indeed true love. I was truly dissapointed in the books message about love. Premarital sex, obcession, witchcraft, and infatuation are involved through this book and though the witchcraft is veiwed as terrible, this book has many moral problems.

More Books Like This edit see section history

   
  • Golden
  • The Tower Room
  • The Beautiful Between
  • Into the Wild

We’re hiding the errata, movie connections, books that influenced this book, books influenced by this book, books that cite this book and books cited by this book sections. If you would like to add content to them, you must first make them visible.

© 2006-2013 Shelfari | Terms & Conditions | Privacy Policy | Copyright Policy

Close