Ella Enchanted
By Gail Carson Levine
(HarperCollins, Paperback, 9780064407052, 272pp.)
Publication Date: July 17, 1998
Other Editions of This Title: Compact Disc (April 13, 2004), Prebound (March 2004), Mass Market Paperback (January 27, 2004), Audio Cassette (May 2002), Audio Cassette (July 2000), Audio Cassette (September 1998), Prebound (August 1998), Prebound (August 1998), Library Binding (May 9, 1997), Hardcover (April 25, 1997)
Categories: Humorous Stories, Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Magic
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How can a fairy's
blessing be such a curse?
At her birth, Ella of Frell was the unfortunate recipient of a foolish fairy's gift--the "gift' of obedience. Ella must obey any order given to her, whether it's hopping on one foot for a day and a half, or chopping off her own head! But strong-willed Ella does not tamely accept her fate. Against a bold backdrop of princes, ogres, giants, wicked stepsisters, and fairy godmothers, Ella goes on a quest to break the curse--once and for all.
In this incredible debut novel comes the richly entertaining story of Ella of Frell, who at birth was given the gift of obedience by a fairy. Ella soon realizes that this gift is little better than a curse, for how can she truly be herself if at anytime anyone can order her to hop on one foot, or 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 quest to break the curse once and for all and discover who she really is is as sharply funny as Catherine, Called Birdy and as richly poignant as Beauty, and has all the marks of a classic in the making.
Gail Carson Levine grew up in New York City and has been writing all her life. Her first book for children, Ella Enchanted, was a 1998 Newbery Honor Book. Levine's other books include Fairest; Dave at Night, an ALA Notable Book and Best Book for Young Adults; The Wish; The Two Princesses of Bamarre; and the six Princess Tales books. She is also the author of the nonfiction book Writing Magic: Creating Stories That Fly and the picture book Betsy Who Cried Wolf, illustrated by Scott Nash. Gail, her husband, David, and their Airedale, Baxter, live in a two-hundred-year-old farmhouse in the Hudson River Valley of New York State.
"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." (Starred review)
-School Library Journal
"Plenty of humorous twists and a spunky, intelligent female lead."
-Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
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