Gail carson levine in this novel based on the story of cinderella, ella struggles against the childhood curse that forces her to obey any order given to her. Ella s quest to break the curse and discover who she really is, is both funny and poignant. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. As a result, she cannot disobey a direct order given to her, though her mother lady eleanor and the familys cook mandy protect ella throughout her childhood. Ella enchanted by gail carson levine chapters before you read the chapter. She tries to escape from her curse but she doesnt know how. Ella enchanted ella enchanted trophy newbery scholastic bookfiles. Goodreads members who liked ella enchanted ella enchan. This beloved newbery honorwinning story about a feisty heroine is sure to enchant readers new and old.
The classic cinderella story is a springboard for this humorous fantasy about a young girl with a curse that forces her to obey every command. Ella enchanted is a witty, refreshing take on the popular fairytale, cinderella which preserves the spirit of the original but adds plenty of humorous twists and a spunky, intelligent female protagonist. Shaking her head sympathetically at mother, the fairy touched my nose. Ella enchanted, by gail levine, tells the story of an ordinary girl struggling under the weight of an extraordinary curse. When she started writing this novel, gail carson levine wanted to base her story on cinderella but didnt want ella to be a goody twoshoes.
Growing up, she is very close to her mother, lady eleanor, and cook, mandy. Ella enchanted book report essaysella enchanted is a fiction newberry honor book written by gail carson levine. Ella soon realizes that this gift is little better than a curse, for how can she truly be herself if at any time anyone can order her to hop on one foot, or cut off her hand, or betray her kingdom and shell have to obey. So levine created the obedience gift, which forces ella to be good. Reading guide for ella enchanted by gail carson levine. Ella enchanted is about a girl named ella who is extremely close with her mother.
She does things very quickly and it is very obvious she obeys things. Broom hilda is an american newspaper comic strip created by cartoonist russell myers. Eventually ella learns to fight the curse, delaying her obedience, but she becomes sick when she tries. Ella is given a blessing at birth by a very stupid fairy. The story has a definite fairy tale feel, but it goes beyond the original cinderella story with quirky characters and a strong female lead, one who doesnt. Check your local librarys electronic book holdings. She goes on a quest, encountering ogres, giants, wicked stepsisters, fairy godmothers, and handsome princes, determined to break the curseand live happily ever after. Distributed by tribune content agency, it depicts the misadventures of a mancrazy, cigarsmoking, beerguzzling, 1,500yearold witch and her motley crew of friends. Like the movie, ella enchanted by gail carson levine is a wonderful book for kids and adults. About the book ella enchanted by gail carson levine. Her first novel, ella enchanted, was a newbery honor book. They dont seem to follow each other too closely but both are fun for different reasons. Gail carsn levine grew up in new york city and has been writing all her life. Were told ella is clumsy, but we also get to see her in action.
Supersummary, a modern alternative to sparknotes and cliffsnotes, offers highquality study guides that feature detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, quotes, and essay topics. Ella enchanted starts with explaining the curse of obedience that poor ella was cast under only hours after her birth. During a conversation in the kitchen, ella is helping mandy dry the dishes. Fairest, a best book of the year for publishers weekly and school library journal, and a new york times bestseller. Books and authors top teaching blog teachers tool kit student activities the teacher store. Included are cinderellis and the glass hill, a retelling cinderella smushed together with the glass hill, the fairys mistake, a retelling of the fairy tale where roses and diamonds come out of some girls mouth, the princess test, a retelling of. It is about a girl that has been given the gift of obedience at her birth.
In 2006, levine went on to write fairest, a retelling of the story of snow white, set in the same world as ella enchanted. We offer discounted pricing, free shipping and unparalleled expertise and customer service. In 2018, levine published ogre enchanted, a prequel to. This beloved newbery honorwinning story celebrates its twentieth anniversary with additional bonus material, and is sure to enchant readers both old and new. Ella enchanted was my mostread childhood book, and so the happy ending that it offered its heroine had a pretty big impact on my own life goals. Discuss how ella s character and story is similar and how it is different from the traditional tale. She is a sixteenyearold girl with brown hair and blue eyes. She exhibits another themedeterminationto recover her lost free will, which grants her agency and independence. Ella enchanted by gail carson levine, paperback barnes. Against a bold backdrop of princes, ogres, giants, wicked stepsisters, and fairy godmothers, ella goes on a quest to break the curse forever. Dave at night, an ala notable book and best book for young adults. Ella enchanted by gail carson levine is a twicetold tale based on the fairy tale cinderella at birth, ella, the protagonist, is given the gift of obedience by lucinda, a fairy. Ellas straightens and sometimes magic dust appears when she is given an order.
Ella does whatever someone tells her to do without hesitation. Broomhilda has been animated, but not very prominently. Ella enchanted is a smart and funny retelling of the clasic cinderella fairytale by author gail carson levine. Upon ellas birth, a fairy named lucinda gifts her with obedience, so that no matter what people tell her to do, she does it without question, and regardless of how strange the command may be.
This onepage guide includes a plot summary and brief analysis of ella enchanted by gail carson levine. As the main character, ella is a young girl living in frell, a land within her magical world. Gail levine was working fulltime, and she spent almost four hours a day commuting to and from her job in manhattan. At her birth, ella of frell receives a foolish fairys giftthe gift of obedience.
Spunky ella does not tamely accept her fate and embarks on a quest to break this curse once and for all. Determine which chapters, themes and styles you already know and what you need to study for your upcoming essay, midterm, or final exam. Ella enchanted discussion guide scholastic books for kids. Gail carson levines book was awarded the newbery honor in 1998 after its 1997 publication. This lesson will focus on the characters and summary of ella enchanted. At last readers get a reasonable explanation for cinderellas meek behavior. Archies 1971 saturday morning show, produced by filmation, had rotating segments starring several comic strip characters, and broomhilda was one of them.
Ella enchanted was published in 1997 and the author gail carson levine is still living. Sure, russell myers grew up in kansas, and broom hilda sports the green skin of her menacing counterpart from oz, but any comparisons between the wicked witch of the west and the desperate, cranky hilda end there. Gail carson levines first book for children, ella enchanted, was a newbery honor book. Identify additional differences and similarities between ella enchanted and the classic fairy tale cinderella. At birth, ella of frell is given the gift of obedience by the wellmeaning but misguided fairy lucinda.
In fact, the cigarsmoking witch, whos on a perpetual search for a new husband to replace her original beau none other than attila the hun, is less evil sister than obnoxious. The protagonist of ella enchanted is ella of frell, a strongwilled young girl whose life is turned upside down as the novel begins. Levines other books include ever, a new york times bestseller. Its a fun way to keep your child entertained and engaged while not in the classroom. Free will is an important theme of ella enchanted, as for much of the story, ella does not have free will. Broom hilda article about broom hilda by the free dictionary. Take our free ella enchanted quiz below, with 25 multiple choice questions that help you test your knowledge. Ella enchanted by gail carson levine is a fairy tale novel based on the story of cinderella. Broom hilda was doing everything she could to make things tough for the statesville, n.
When i cried inconsolably through my first hour of life, my tears were her inspiration. Levine, gail carson gail carson levines first book for children, ella enchanted, was a newbery honor book. I saw the movie years ago and thought id give the book a try. Ella soon realizes that this gift is little better than a curse, for how can she truly be herself if at any time anyone can order her. As a baby, she was cursed with obedience by a littlethinking faerie. Distributed by tribune content agency, it depicts the misadventures of a mancrazy, cigarsmoking, beerguzzling, 1,500yearold witch and her motley crew of friends the original idea for broomhilda came from elliot caplin, brother of lil abner cartoonist al capp. She must obey every order whether it is hopping on one foot for one day or killing herself. That fool of a fairy lucinda did not intend to lay a curse on me. Broom hilda comics by russell myers tribune content agency. Ella enchanted is a newbery honor book written by gail carson levine and published in 1997. May 29, 2009 for the best answers, search on this site there is no sequel. Kirkus 1998 newbery honor book ala 1998 best book for young adults.
Ella enchanted is a rich and imaginative retelling of the cinderella story as a young adult novel. The strip segments were brought back, without archie, in fabulous funnies, which aired on nbc in 1978 and was then quickly forgotten. Lucinda turns into a squirrel for three months, and then becomes obedient for three more. Ella must obey any order, whether its to hop on one foot for a day and a half, or to chop off her own head. Thus is ella forced to obey every direct order given to her, no matter what.
Her mother has recently passed away and to get out of debt her father plans to marry her to the richest suitor. Ella enchanted by gail carson levine overdrive rakuten. In fact, the cigarsmoking witch, whos on a perpetual search for a new husband to replace her original beau none other than attila the hun, is less evil. Ella enchanted by gail carson levine is a fairy tale novel.
At birth, ella of frell was given the gift of obedience by a fairy. Included are cinderellis and the glass hill, a retelling cinderella smushed together with the glass hill, the fairys mistake, a retelling of the fairy tale where roses and diamonds come out of some girls mouth, the princess test, a retelling of the princess and. Broomhilda is an american newspaper comic strip created by cartoonist russell myers. Until then, she has to obey all the orders she has been given. Ella enchanted follows the grand tradition of naming books after the main character think jane eyre and oliver twist. The premise is the same, a good meaning fairy bestowed a terrible gift on a child to be ever obedient. Use these questions to get more out of the experience of reading ella enchanted by gail carson levine. Booksource is the premier trade book distributor to k12 school classrooms across the country. In this novel based on the story of cinderella, ella struggles against the childhood curse that forces her to obey any order given to her. This middle grade novel is an excellent choice for tween readers in grades 5 to 6, especially during homeschooling. The protagonist in most novels features the main character or good guy. Ella enchanted by books, resources, supplies, tools.
Levines other books include fairest, a new york times bestseller, publishers weekly best book, and school lib. Oct 26, 2007 ella enchanted was published in 1997 and the author gail carson levine is still living. Lucinda, an extraordinarily foolish fairy, bestows on baby eleanor the gift of obedience, condemning her to a childhood in which shes. However, since its not just called ella, we have to assume that the enchanted portion of the title is also significant. The father is an evil man and gives any young child the chills to think how unfair he can be.
But strongwilled ella does not tamely accept her fate. Ella enchanted follows the grand tradition of naming books after the main character think jane eyre and oliver twist however, since its not just called ella, we have to assume that the enchanted portion of the title is also significant. Buy a cheap copy of ella enchanted book by gail carson levine. Writing ella enchanted gave levine a chance to explore the missing details in fairy tales that hadnt bothered her as a kid. The story is a retelling of cinderella featuring various mythical creatures including fairies, elves, ogres, gnomes, and giants. Ella follows a direct command but ignores wishes or requests made by others. Ella enchanted special readaloud edition by gail carson levine and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Differences between ella enchanted book vs movie page 2. But on the comics page, broom hilda keeps chugging along, with at least a dozen paperback collections having come out over the years. At birth, ella of frell was given the gift of obedience by a. Ella has learned to delay things as an act of rebellion. Jane webb did broom hilda s voice in these cartoons. For the best answers, search on this site there is no sequel.
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