Ella Enchanted

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Summary: Cinderella with a twist
Review: I'd use more like an infinity of stars for this book. From the start, Ella Enchanted captured my imagination's Wild Side. Maybe it was the part when her curse is laid as a child, or when she runs away from finishing school to save a friend. But I know one thing for sure-Gail Levine puts Cinderella on the edge with this twisted form of it. Ella lives a royal life in a huge manor and turns from girl to woman.Ella as a child is given a 'gift' by the worlds most annoying fairy. Her gift is being obedient-which means living the worst life anyone could ever live-if someone says an order, she has to do it, no matter what-until they tell her to stop. So, if someone told her to kill herself-she'd have to do it. She travels all over through a magical world of a dream, it seems. But as soon as the prince asks her to marry him, she realizes she has to break his heart instead of ruining his chance of being king. In the end-it's a twisted way of happily ever after-and my imagination was sad to leave, and just slipped right off the horse!

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Summary: A Modern Twist on an Old Fairy Tale
Review: Wow!! I didn't think that so many people had reviewed this book!! Anyway, i read this book about 3 weeks after it came out. I got it as a present. I read it, and i thought it was fantastic, and i told all of my friends, and they thought it was great too, so this is speaking for all of us!! I loved this book because, number one, i love fairy tales, and fantasy is my favorite! number two, i thought it was great how Ms. Levine sort of "explained" all of the left out details of the real fairy tale. Like, who was her fairy godmother, anyway? and, why did Ella's stepmother and stepsisters hate her so much? and, i also love how Ms. Levine added her own little, well, huge twist on the story with the curse! I also loved how Ms. Levine added many more adventures and made Ella a couragous person. In the real fairy tale, Ella is beautiful, nothing happens, she dances with a prince, talks to mice, blah blah blah. Kind of boring. But, anyway, overall, i thought this was an amazing book, that should be read by all fantasy lovers!!!

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Summary: Ella Enchanted, the best version of Cinderella
Review: Ella Enchanted is the best book I have ever read. Some books you can force yourself to stop reading but I can never put this one down. Mrs. Levine has taken one of the worlds best loved fairy tales and made an amazing book filled with excitement, adventure, and romance. A book to be read by all ages. .

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Summary: the best book i've ever read
Review: oh, my gosh! i read this book when i was in third grade and didn't really like it, but i read it again this summer and it was sooo good! the end of this book was so nice!! i hope everyone reads this book because it makes you sad, angry, frustrated, and very happy at different times in the book. this is the best book i've ever read and you should definitely read it too!

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Summary: A really enchanting fairytale
Review: Ella Enchanted, really is enchanted. I love fanasty books, and this is one of my favorites! With a spirited heroine under a terrible curse that ruins her life, along with fairies, ogres, elves, and giants, make this Cinderella story wonderful and entertaining for all.

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Summary: Every Girl's Dream
Review: this is your classic cinderella story but with a twist.this girl got it tuff! she never sees her father, mother dies, and then she is ristrained from being with the one she loves. yet, every young one has fantasies/dreams that her prince charming would sweep her off her feet just as charming did in the story. no bad influinses could ever be tought in this book except to follow your dreams.

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Summary: Another Levine Masterpiece!
Review: THis is a book retelling of Cinderella with a few twists and turns here and there. A fairy, dumbly gives her the gift of obedience. She must do whatever she's told. It's very interesting and you're guaranteed not to want to put it down till you are done.

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Summary: Buy this book
Review: If you have children, nieces, nephews or know someone of small stature than you must purchase this book for them. It is one of the best re-writes of a classic fairytale that I've ever read. I was amused by the cover at first (although several of my classmates were not) and the blurb on the back cover which promised an enticing story of a girl cursed to obey commands, even to cut off her own head! I couldn't believe it, I was actually intrigued by a children's storybook blurb. I spent the rest of the evening reading the story, but I didn't notice the hours going by, because I was so in to the story. A young girl, bull-headed and independent who must nonetheless obey any order she's given. My favorite part of the book dealt with the romance of the Prince and Ella. Instead of seeing one another and falling instantly in love they are first acquaintances and then friends. After awhile they realize they have feelings for one another. It's a combination of fairytale and reality that I think works spectacularly. Buy this book.

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Summary: You go girl!!!
Review: Ella Enchanted was really enchanting. Ella was a very believable character. She and Char had a believable relationship. A real page turner. It was retelling of Cinderella in a exciting new way. Everyone should read this book. And we hope you will enjoy it as much as we did.

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Summary: Ella's Enchanting spell is cast!
Review: Ella is "blessed" with the gift of obidiance, and is forever cursed. Whatever someone tells her to do, she does it (if she had to cut off her own head, she'd have to do it; see how scary that could be?). When her mother dies she feels completely alone, except for her fairy godmother, Mandy. Her father, who is a trader, desides to marry a wealthy woman to become rich again,for he is deeply in debt. Ella also gains two new, horriable, stepsisters, Hattie and Olive. She also finds the love of her life, Prince Charmont (or Char). When her father sends her to finishing school to become a lady Ella is shocked. What will become of her? At finishing school she makes a new friend, only to have Hattie comand her to end the friendship. Ella runs away with Hattie's wig to go to a giant's wedding, hoping to find Lucinda and ask her to break the curse. She finds Lucinda, only to go home with her curse. Back at home things get worse, her stepmother, Mum Olga, finds out about her curse, and turns her into a slave in her own house! When a letter arrives in the mail about 3 balls to announce that Prince Char has arrived from his journies. Ella attends the balls in secret, wearing a mask to hide her identiy. When Hattie uncovers her secret, Char finds that he wants to marry her. Ella knows that if he does, then his kingdom is doomed, if a stranger enters and demands her to kill Char, she'd have to do it weather she wants to or not. She refuses to obey and . . . . . well I won't spoil your ending, read it yourself!!