Ella Enchanted

By: Gail Carson Levine

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Hardcover | 25 April 1997

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Hardcover
240 Pages

Age
8 - 12

Grade
3 - 7

Dimensions(cm)
22.23 x 14.61 x 2.54

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Ella Enchanted is a witty, refreshing take on the popular fairytale Cinderella, which preserves the spirit of the original but adds plenty of humorous twists and a spunky, intelligent female protagonist.

Ella is given a blessing at birth by a very stupid fairy: the gift of obedience! But the blessing turns into a horror for Ella, who literally has to do what anyone and everyone tells her, from sweeping the floor to giving up a precious necklace! She has to battle with ogres and wicked stepsisters, make friends and lose them, and even deny she loves her Prince Char to save his life and his kingdom.

The story overthrows the stereotypes of the original Cinderella when Ella breaks the curse - saving not only herself, but Prince Char as well. The curse is only broken because she says 'No!' rather than 'Yes!'. Ella rejects Prince Char's proposal of marriage, only to later propose to him!

About The Author

Gail Carson Levine is the author of the Newbery Honor Book Ella Enchanted; New York Times bestsellers Ever and Fairest; ALA Notable Book Dave At Night; The Wish; The Two Princesses of Bamarre; the six Princess Tales books; the nonfiction book Writing Magic: Creating Stories That Fly; and a companion to this picture book, Betsy Who Cried Wolf!

She lives with her husband, David, and their Airedale, Baxter, in the Hudson Valley of New York State, in a farmhouse that was built more than two hundred years ago.

Industry Reviews

"Gail Carson Levine has a real gift for humor, and her heroine is a real, live girl: strong, funny, assertive, and confused, like all the rest of us. "Ella Enchanted" is true, touching, and very funny."-- Karen Cushman, author of the Newbery Medal -- winning "The Midwife's Apprentice" and the Newbery Honor book "Catherine, called Birdy""Gail Carson Levine brings humor and wit to her story and gives us an intriguing, funny, spirited heroine. This book is fresh and charming!"-- Sharon Creech, author of the Newbery Medal-winning "Walk Two Moons""This refreshing take on one of the world's most popular fairy tales preserves the spirit of the original but adds plenty of hujorous twists and a spunky, intelligent female lead."("Pointer review")-- "The Kirkus Rewiews" Plenty of humorous twists and a spunky, intelligent female lead. --Kirkus Reviews (starred review) "Plenty of humorous twists and a spunky, intelligent female lead."--Kirkus Reviews (starred review) "As finely designed as a tapestry, with a heroine so spirited that she wins readers' hearts."--ALA Booklist (starred review) 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)" "A thoroughly enchanting novel that deepens and enriches the original tale."--School Library Journal (starred review)

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