Ella Enchanted (Newbery Honor Book)
by Gail Carson Levine
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Author: Gail Carson LevineEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1997-04-25
ISBN: 0060275103
Number of pages: 240
Publisher: HarperCollins
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- Newbery Honor Book
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Book Review: I thought that Ella Enchanted a great book.
Summary: 5 Stars
Ella Enchanted was a book about a girl who has had a horrible curse put on her as a baby.The curse was that she had to do everything anybody ever told her to do.So if someone told her to cut off her own head she would have to. At the young age of 15 her mother dies.Ella's mother was her best friend and when she dies Ella is filled with with sadness.At her mother's funeral she meets a young prince by the the name of Char,they soon become great friends.Soon Ella's father gets remarried and she now has two evil step sisters as well as an evil step mother.Ella is sent to finishing school with her evil sisters as apon request of her step mother. Ella hates finishing school and runs away.She finds out about a wedding where there will be someone who can take off her curse.While on her way she overcomes many chalanges,like a family of ogares who want ot eat her.But of course like in all farry tales the young prince comes to save her from the ogares.At this time Ella has fallen in love with the prince. Prince Char has been sent to another country to prepair to be come a king.The two always write to each other,and soon the prince writes he has fallen in love with her and he wants t know if she feels the same way about him.She loves him but if she were to marry him people would find out about the curse and use it to their advantages.What will she do? Ella Enchanted is a twisted fary tale.It is a book that children of all ages would enjoy.Ella Enchanted is a book of a tale we all have heard but doesn't seem like we know it untill the very end.It is a book I would recomend.There are parts that make you want to cry and others that you are laughing harder then you ever have.Ella Enchanted is a well writen book that makes you feel for Ella.It is so fictional that it is fun to read.
Summary of Ella Enchanted (Newbery Honor Book)
How can a fairy's
blessing be such a curse?
At her birth, Ella of Frell was the unfortunate recipient of a foolish fairy's gift -- the "gift' of obedience. Ella must obey any order given to her, whether it's hopping on one foot for a day and a half, or chopping off her own head! But strong-willed Ella does not tamely 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 -- once and for all.
In this incredible debut novel comes the richly entertaining story of Ella of Frell, who at birth was given the gift of obedience by a fairy. Ella soon realizes that this gift is little better than a curse, for how can she truly be herself if at anytime anyone can order her to hop on one foot, or 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 quest to break the curse once and for all and discover who she really is is as sharply funny as Catherine, Called Birdy and as richly poignant as Beauty, and has all the marks of a classic in the making.
Every child longs for the day when he or she will be free from meddling parents and bossy grownups. For young Ella, the heroine of Gail Carson Levine's Newbury Honor-winning debut novel, this is more than a fanciful wish; it could be a matter of life or death. Placed under the spell of a blundering fairy, she has no choice but to go through life obeying each and every order--no matter what the consequences may be. "If you commanded me to cut off my own head, I'd have to do it."
Eden Riegel (As the World Turns, Les Miserables) uses her youthful, energetic voice to lead the listener into a familiar world of fairy godmothers, wicked stepsisters, and handsome princes. But this imaginative retelling of the Cinderella story comes with a welcome twist. Instead of a demure heroine patiently awaiting a prince who will carry her off, this Ella is a feisty ball of fire with the courage and ambition to take matters into her own hands.
Riegel narrates in a youthful, energetic tone that is perfectly suited to Ella's character. Her voice adds charm and immediacy to a wonderful story already rich with excitement, adventure, romance, and mystery. (Running time: 5.5 hours, 4 cassettes) --George Laney
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