Ella Enchanted: A Newbery Honor Award Winner

Gail Carson Levine

Dec 2012 · Sold by Harper Collins

4.4

342 reviews

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This beloved Newbery Honor-winning story about a feisty heroine is sure to enchant readers new and old.

At her birth, Ella of Frell receives a foolish fairy's gift—the “gift” of obedience. Ella must obey any order, whether it's to hop on one foot for a day and a half, or to chop off her own head! But strong-willed Ella does not 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 forever.

A tween favorite for 25 years—now shared with today's young readers by moms, teachers, and other adults who remember the pleasure of discovering this fun fairy-tale retelling themselves!

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4.4

342 reviews

Emma Lin

March 2, 2023

It's a wonderful adaptation of Cinderella with spunky and witty Lady Eleanor "Ella" who is cursed by foolish fairy named Lucinda to obey every single command that she is given. Unlike most adaptations of Cinderella, Ella of Frell manages to charm the prince with her kindness and compassion while also managing to undo Lucinda the Fairy's foolish curse on her own terms without a man's help. The story ends with Ella living happily ever after with Prince Char in typical Cinderella fashion.

Karen Shelton

September 13, 2018

I first read this book in sixth grade after buying it at the book fair. I picked it because I liked the original cover art. It was the best superficial choice I've ever made. I've read this book over and over and it never gets old. Love, love, love. And rereading it as an adult I realized that it's not just a love story or a fantasy story, but a tale of one girl's journey to find agency in her own life. The movie was a poor imitation that reduced Ella's story to a flat tale of a girl trying to find a happy life and a crown. This is so much more.

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Kate Hamilton

May 18, 2018

I read this book when u was eleven my mother picked it out for me needless to say I did not want to read it but when I tried it out I was hooked on the first chapter Levine has one of the best retelling of the story of Cinderella this book is so cute and I would highly recommend it the 5 - 8 graders (also the other books she writes are worth checking out)

About the author

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.

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