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Ella enchanted / Gail Carson Levine.

Summary:

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.' I stopped. 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.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0060275111
  • ISBN: 9780060275112
  • ISBN: 0060275103
  • ISBN: 9780060275105
  • ISBN: 9780064407052
  • ISBN: 0064407055
  • ISBN: 9781413108194
  • ISBN: 1413108199
  • ISBN: 9780060558864
  • ISBN: 0060558865
  • ISBN: 9780062014801
  • Physical Description: 232 pages ; 22 cm
  • Edition: First edition
  • Publisher: New York : HarperCollinsPublishers, [1997]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Includes bonus materials: A conversation with Gail Carson Levine -- Ella by any other name -- elementary Ella -- the unseen scene -- Gnomic spoken here: the languages of Ella the Enchanted -- an excerpt from The Lost Kingdom of Bamarre.
Target Audience Note:
670L Lexile
Study Program Information Note:
Accelerated Reader AR MG 4.6 8 17769.
Accelerated Reader Middle Grade 4.6 8.0 Kilgore Intermediate.
Reading Counts RC 3-5 5.1 11.0 3518.
MG Accelerated Reader AR 8.0 4.6 17769.
Awards Note:
ALA Notable Books for Childlren, 1998.
Mark Twain Award nominee, 2000.
Newbery Honor Book, 1998.
School Library Journal's Best Books, 1997.
YALSA Best Books for Young Adults, 1998
Young Hoosier Book Award, 2000
Young Reader's Choice Award nominee, 2000.
Subject:
Blessing and cursing > Juvenile fiction.
Fairy godmothers > Juvenile fiction.
Obedience > Juvenile fiction.
Fairies > Juvenile fiction.
Genre:
Humorous fiction.
Fantasy fiction.

Available copies

  • 81 of 101 copies available at NC Cardinal.
  • 1 of 2 copies available at Madison County Public Library. (Show)

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 101 total copies.
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Madison Main Library J FIC LEV EE1 (Text) 30229101368438 Juvenile Fiction Available -
Mars Hill Library J FIC LEV (Text) 30229000224658 Juvenile Fiction Checked out 08/04/2026
Albemarle Main Library J FIC Levine (Text) 101091000725207 Juvenile Fiction Available -
Alexander Main Library J Levine (Text) 34269000380940 Juvenile Fiction Available -
Alleghany Public Library JF LEVINE (Text) 40599000084882 Juvenile Fiction Available -
Annie Hubbard McEachern Public Library JF LEVINE (Text) 34510000109809 Juvenile Fiction Available -
Avery County Morrison Public Library JFIC LEV (Text) 31111002061804 Juvenile Fiction Available -
Barco Library J F LEV (Text) 39488200035238 Juvenile Fiction Available -
Beaufort Main J F LEV (Text) 34208200275567 Juvenile Fiction Available -
Bethlehem Branch J Levine (Text) 34269000945577 Juvenile Fiction Available -