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Ella Enchanted: A Newbery Honor Award Winner

Gail Carson Levine

Reader Score

83%

83% of readers

recommend this book

Nominee:Nutmeg Book Award -Grades 4-6 (2000)
Winner:Young Hoosier Book Award -Grades 6-8 (2000)
That fool of a fairy Lucinda did not intend to lay a curse on me. She meant to bestow a gift. When I cried inconsolably through my first hour of life, my tears were her inspiration. Shaking her head sympathetically at Mother, the fairy touched my nose. "My gift is obedience. Ella will always be obedient. Now stop crying child."So begins this richly entertaining story of Ella of Frell who wants nothing more than to be free of Lucinda's gift and feel that she belongs to herself. For how can she truly belong to herself if she knows that at any time, anyone can order her to hop on one foot, cut off her hand, or betray her kingdom - and she'll have to obey?

Against a bold tapestry of princes, ogres, giants, wicked stepsisters, and fairy godmothers, Ella's spirited account of her quest to break the curse is a funny, poignant, and enchanting tale about an unforgettable heroine who is determined to be herself.

Book Details

  • Publisher: Quill Tree Books
  • Publish Date: Jun 21st, 2022
  • Pages: 304
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 7.50in - 5.10in - 0.70in - 0.40lb
  • EAN: 9780064407052
  • Recommended age: 08-12
  • Categories: Fantasy & MagicHumorous StoriesFairy Tales & Folklore - General

About the Author

Levine, Gail Carson: -

Gail Carson Levine's first book for children, Ella Enchanted, was a Newbery Honor Book. Levine's other books include Ever, a New York Times bestseller; Fairest, a Best Book of the Year for Publishers Weekly and School Library Journal and a New York Times bestseller; Dave at Night, an ALA Notable Book and Best Book for Young Adults; The Wish; The Two Princesses of Bamarre; A Tale of Two Castles; Stolen Magic; The Lost Kingdom of Bamarre; Ogre Enchanted; and the six Princess Tales books. She is also the author of the nonfiction books Writing Magic: Creating Stories That Fly and Writer to Writer: From Think to Ink, as well as the picture books Betsy Who Cried Wolf and Betsy Red Hoodie. Gail Carson Levine and her husband, David, live in a two-centuries-old farmhouse in the Hudson Valley of New York State.

Praise for this book

"As finely designed as a tapestry, with a heroine so spirited that she wins readers' hearts." -- ALA Booklist (starred review)

"A thoroughly enchanting novel that deepens and enriches the original tale." -- School Library Journal (starred review)