Ella Enchanted
Book - 1997
Ella is back! This beloved Newbery Honor-winning story celebrates its twentieth anniversary with additional bonus material, and is sure to enchant readers both old and new. This middle grade novel is an excellent choice for tween readers in grades 5 to 6, especially during homeschooling. It's a fun way to keep your child entertained and engaged while not in the classroom.
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.
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Add Age Suitabilitypink_pig_1933 thinks this title is suitable for between the ages of 9 and 13
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Add a QuoteFrom behind me, Hattie shrilled, "Go to your room this instant. I command you."
I ignored her, but Char pulled away.
"Why won't you marry me? Why not, if you love me?"
"I'm cursed. You wouldn't be safe if I were your wife." What was I saying? I hadn't told anyone about the curse since I was eight. Mother had forbidden it. Had someone told me to?
No one had. Then why....
My thoughts wouldn't settle.
"The meaning, mama is that Ella does whatever she is told.I don't know why, but she does."
" Really?"
Hattie nodded.
" You mean she would have listened to me too?" Olive said.
" Clap your hands three times Ella." Mum Olga commanded. I clutched my skirt and stiffened my hands at my side.
" It will take a moment." Hattie said. "She tries not to. See how red her face is?"
I clapped.
Dear Ella,
Impatience is not usually my weakness. But your letters torment me. They are playful, interesting, thoughtful, and (occasionally) serious. I'm overjoyed to receive them, yet they bring misery. What I really long to know you do not tell: what you feel, although I've given you hints by the score of my regard. You like me. You wouldn't waste time or paper on a being you didn't like. But I think I've loved you since we met at your mother's funeral. I want to be with you forever and beyond, but you write that you are too young to marry or too old or too short or too hungry. You would charm Father, and Mother too. They would be yours completely. What a beautiful bride you'll be, whomever you marry at whatever age. Today I cannot write of Ayortha or my doings or anything. I can only post this and wait. Love (it is such a relief to pen the word!), love, love-- Char
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Add a SummaryElla Enchated is a book about a girl named Ella. Given the curse of obedience at her birth, Ella must find a way to end it. Through her mother dying, her father remarrying, going to finishing school, becoming bestfriends with the prince and many more, Ella must ALWAYS be obedient. As she finally ends the curse by saving her country she finally finds freedom.
The book Ella Enchanted is about a girl called Ella who is cursed with obedience. If you told her to drown herself she would have to do it. This book shows us how Ella manages to stop the dreadful curse that is cast upon Ella.
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Add a CommentElla Enchanted captured my imagination as a child of 9 back in 1999 and was my favourite novel for years. I can honestly say that it was my first glimpse of pure and giving romance and that it was the first book that I cried from reading!
A Cinderella story that is beautifully told, and is far better than the movie. Well worth a re-read even as an adult to see what originally captured my interest two decades ago.
(SPOILER ALERT!!) This book is basically a rad version of CinderELLA that is a very twisted plot which—to me—was absolutely unexpected!! I love this book to death and own some other novels of the authors books, including Ella Enchanted. Y'all, if you are a not-so-pretty-princess fan, you gotta read this book. It's FABULOUS!! ;-)
I really really love this book! This is one of my favourite books, and I never get tired of reading it. I would give it all five stars, but I feel like the romance between Ella and Char could be developed further, since the romance seems a bit rushed near the end. However, the author illustrates Ella's struggles really well.
This is a great book. I have read it about three times. At some parts I was almost crying, but the ending is very happy. I was sad that I finished it. But I can read it over if I want to.
This re-told story changed my life - it's a book that turned me into a reader with its strong independent female characters and entrancing re-telling of Cinderella. I honestly never would have turned to a life of reading without this intelligent, heart-melting, humorous book. It taught me to be kind, adventurous, and even now as an adult - I find myself reading it every year with a new perspective taking a way new lessons. I highly recommend this book, it teaches you to be a fighter against the odds and that's what everyone need a little bit of.
4 Stars - I recommend if you are looking for a middle-grade fairy tale retelling with an imagination, a and a strong female lead.
Ella is cursed. She was made to be obedient from birth, and now does whatever she is told to do. Her goal in life is to get the fairy who cursed her, Lucinda, to remove her "gift" of obedience. When Ella's mother dies, her father sends her to finishing school where her "gift" is discovered and exploited. Ella runs away in the hopes of finding the fairy Lucinda and finally gaining her freedom. Along the way she runs into her old friend Prince Char.When her father marries Dame Olga and leaves the estate Dame Olga and her mean daughters turn Ella into a servant who must do their bidding. Oh, and Ella can't marry Prince Char because she could put him in danger with her gift. How can she break the curse?
I re-read this book because I won a copy of the prequel, Ogre Enchanted, via Goodreads and Harper Collins Children. It had been at least 15 years since I've read the original book, and I wanted a refresher. I'm glad I got a chance to re-read this as an adult. I know that I loved it as a child! I feel like an awful lot is packed into a short book, but that could be a middle-grade trait. However, I loved the creative twist on Cinderella, the magical world that Levine built, and the strong-willed, brave character she created in Ella. I definitely recommend this if you haven't read it before, or if you have elementary aged children.
This re-told story changed my life - it's a book that turned me into a reader with its strong independent female characters and entrancing re-telling of Cinderella. I honestly never would have turned to a life of reading without this intelligent, heart-melting, humorous book. It taught me to be kind, adventurous, and even now as an adult - I find myself reading it every year with a new perspective taking a way new lessons. I highly recommend this book, it teaches you to be a fighter against the odds and that's what everyone need a little bit of.
This is one of my favorite books! So far I've read it twice, but I intend to read it more in the future! The book is WAY better than the movie. Don't get me wrong, the movie is GREAT, but it dosn't really stick to the plot line of this book. I highly suggest this!
A childhood favorite of mine. Ella Enchanted has enchanted my family's library for years and years. (Pun intended)
It's a VERY good book, and while the movie is also good too (in a weird/funny way) there is so much more you can learn by actually reading it.