The Daily Booktalk: #tbt: Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine

Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine. 240 P. HarperCollins Publishers, May, 1997. 9780060275105.

#tbt feature Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine. Ella Enchanted was published in 1997 and won a 1998 Newbery Honor. It is a retelling of Cinderella in a world that also contains mythical creatures. Ella has been given the "gift" of obedience by the fairy, Lucinda. This means that Ella must do as she is told even if the command is wrong or harmful. Her mother and their cook, Mandy have protected Ella as best they could, but when Ella's mother dies and Ella is sent to boarding school, someone finds out about the gift and uses it to her advantage. Levine's other books include Fairest, a Snow White retelling and The Two Princesses of Bamarre.