This is another great book from the youth department, even for adults. It isn't really anything like the movie and is much better. I understand more now why so many people were disappointed with the movie after reading the book.
Ella Enchanted tells the story of a young girl who is "blessed" with the gift of obedience at her birth by a careless fairy. Whenever she is given an order, she is forced to obey it. She of course hates the gift and as she grows older she is constantly trying to figure out how to have it taken away. It has the usual elements of the Cinderella story--wicked stepmother and stepsisters, a charming prince, and even a lost glass slipper, but it is much more as well.
This book is squeaky clean, although it does have wicked ogres who talk pretty violently. Fortunately, there is always someone to thwart their evil designs.
It is an easy read that reads quickly. It is a bit longer than some kids' books. It is definitely and easily worth the time to read.
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