Ella is back, celebrating her 25^th anniversary! With enchanting new cover art and an author’s note from Gail Carson Levine, this paperback edition will introduce the iconic feminist heroine to a new generation of readers. 

This beloved Newbery Honor-winning story, about a feisty heroine who refuses to let a curse hold her back, celebrates its 25^th anniversary with stunning new cover art and a letter from the author!

At her birth, Ella of Frell receives a foolish fairy's gift—the “gift” of obedience. Ella must obey any order, whether it's to hop on one foot for a day and a half, or to chop off her own head! But strong-willed Ella does not accept her fate...

Against a bold backdrop of princes, ogres, giants, wicked stepsisters, and fairy godmothers, Ella goes on a quest to break the curse forever.