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!

Author: Gail Carson Levine
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 04/25/1997
Pages: 240
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.80w x 1.00d
ISBN: 9780060275105
Audience: Ages 9-12

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.6
Point Value: 8
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 17769 / Ella Enchanted


Award: 1998 Newbery Medal Honor Book - Children's
Award: 1998 Bookseller's Choice Winner - Middle Readers
Award: 2000 Young Reader's Choice Award Nominee - Grades 4-8
Award: 1999 Maine Student Book Award Winner - Grades 4-8
Award: Iowa Children's Choice (ICCA) Award Nominee - Children's
Award: 2000 Iowa Teen Award Winner - Young Adult
Award: Black-Eyed Susan Award Winner - Grades 6-9
Award: 1999 Grand Canyon Reader Award Winner - Teen
Award: 2001 Colorado Blue Spruce Award Nominee - Young Adult
Award: 2000 Sasquatch Award Nominee - Children/Young Adult


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 03/31/1997 pg. 75
Booklist 04/15/1997 pg. 1423
Kirkus Review - Children 02/01/1997 pg. 225
School Library Journal 04/01/1997 pg. 138
New York Times 07/06/1997 pg. 16
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/1997 pg. 304 - Superior,Well Above Average
Booklist Ed Choice Youth 01/01/1998 pg. 734
ALA Best Books Young Adults 01/01/1998 pg. 1218
ALA Notable Children's Books 01/01/1998 pg. 1219
ALA Recmd for Reluctant YA's 01/01/1998 pg. 1226
Booklist 05/15/1998 pg. 1618
School Library Journal 12/01/1997
Foreword 01/01/2005 pg. 1

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; 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.