num_pages: 232
description: 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, 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.
language: English
title: Ella Enchanted
titlecomplete: Ella Enchanted (Ella Enchanted, #1)
characters: Hattie, Ella Varner, Areida, Lucinda, Mandy, Prince Charmont, Olive Abroholos Elephanta
genres: Fiction, Retellings, Magic, Young Adult, Childrens, Adventure, Fairy Tales, Romance, Fantasy, Middle Grade
ratings_count: 408823
series: Ella Enchanted
awards: awardedAt: 883641600000
name: Newbery Medal, awardedAt: 915177600000
name: Mythopoeic Fantasy Award
category: Children's Literature, awardedAt: 915177600000
name: Grand Canyon Reader Award
category: Teen Book, awardedAt: 946713600000
name: Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award
category: Grade 6-9, awardedAt: 915177600000
name: Vermont Golden Dome Book Award, awardedAt: 946713600000
name: Iowa Teen Award, awardedAt: 946713600000
name: California Young Readers Medal
category: Middle School/Junior High, awardedAt: 946713600000
name: Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award
publisher: HarperTrophy