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Ella Enchanted

by Gail Carson Levine

Narrator Eden Riegel

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Length 5 hours 41 minutes

Language English

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“Ella is accidentally “blessed” with a curse of obedience at birth by a fairy named Lucinda. She must obey anyone who tells her to do something, which lands her in some sticky and unfortunate situations. However, she doesn’t let that stop her from living her life. After her mother passes, Ella sets out to discover her freedom and escape her terrible living conditions with her stepmother and stepsisters. Levine’s Cinderella retelling provides a different perspective to a traditional story. Ella takes her fate into her own hands, despite her curse, through the trials and tribulations of an incredibly magical journey.”
— Taylor • Ruby's Books

Bookseller recommendation

“Ella is accidentally 'blessed' with a curse of obedience at birth by a fairy named Lucinda. She must obey anyone who tells her to do something, which lands her in some sticky and unfortunate situations. However, she doesn’t let that stop her from living her life. After her mother passes, Ella sets out to discover her freedom and escape her terrible living conditions with her stepmother and stepsisters. Levine’s Cinderella retelling provides a different perspective to a traditional story. Ella takes her fate into her own hands, despite her curse, through the trials and tribulations of an incredibly magical journey.”
— Taylor • Ruby's Books

Summary
About the author

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.

Children's Fantasy

Gail Carson Levine's first novel, Ella Enchanted, was a 1998 Newbery Honor Book. Ms. Levine is also the author of Dave at Night and four stories in the Princess Tales series. She lives with her husband and their Airedale, Jake, in Brewster, NY.