Ella enchanted / Gail Carson Levine.
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]
- Copyright: ©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. |
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| Subject: | Blessing and cursing > Juvenile fiction. Fairy godmothers > Juvenile fiction. Obedience > Juvenile fiction. Fairies > Juvenile fiction. |
| Genre: | Humorous fiction. Fantasy fiction. |
Available copies
- 89 of 99 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
- 4 of 4 copies available at Rockingham County Public Library.
Holds
- 1 current hold with 99 total copies.
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| Madison-Mayodan Public Library | J Fic (Text) | 31554007202418 | Juvenile Fiction | Available | - |
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