num_pages: 232
description: This refreshing take on one of the world's most popular fairy tales preserves the spirit of the original but adds plenty of humorous twists and a spunky, intelligent female lead. The heroine is a real live girl: spunky, funny, assertive, and confused like all the rest of us.
language: English
title: Ella Enchanted
titlecomplete: Ella Enchanted
characters: Ella Varner, Prince Charmont, Mandy, Lucinda, Olive Abroholos Elephanta, Hattie, Areida
genres: Middle Grade, Retellings, Adventure, Childrens, Young Adult, Magic, Fantasy, Fairy Tales, Romance, Fiction
ratings_count: 408803
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: Scholastic Inc.