num_pages: 232
description: This beloved Newbery Honor-winning story about a feisty heroine is sure to enchant readers new and old. 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.
language: English
title: Ella Enchanted
titlecomplete: Ella Enchanted
characters: Areida, Prince Charmont, Lucinda, Ella Varner, Hattie, Olive Abroholos Elephanta, Mandy
genres: Middle Grade, Young Adult, Childrens, Adventure, Magic, Fiction, Fairy Tales, Retellings, Fantasy, Romance
ratings_count: 408831
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: HarperCollins