Bibliograph

Ella enchanted, Gail Carson Levine

Type

Label

Ella enchanted, Gail Carson Levine

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Intended audience

670, Lexile

Literary Form

novels

Main title

Ella enchanted

Oclc number

35174835

Responsibility statement

Gail Carson Levine

resource.studyProgramName

Reading Counts RC, 3-5, 5.1, 11.0, 3518.MG, Accelerated Reader AR, 8.0, 4.6, 17769.Accelerated Reader, Middle Grade, 4.6, 8.0, Kilgore Intermediate.

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

Target audience

pre adolescent

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