Once upon a time, a fairy “blessed” a baby with obedience… and it went about as well as you’d expect. This week, we’re diving into Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine: the classic fairy tale retelling that turns obedience into a curse and shows us what real courage looks like. 💫

We talk about Ella’s cleverness, the themes of autonomy and defiance, and (of course) that movie adaptation that took… some liberties. Let’s just say the overlap is about as small as a fairy godmother’s attention span. 😅

Join us as we explore why this beloved middle-grade fantasy still enchants readers decades later, what makes Ella such a strong heroine, and why this book deserves its crown in the fairy tale hall of fame. 👑

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Website: https://www.gailcarsonlevine.com/

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✨ Timestamps:0:00 Intro

01:47 Background

08:40 About the Author

14:49 Age Level & Content Warning

16:10 Judge a Book by It's Cover

18:21 Discussion

57:18 General Thoughts

01:04:02 One Question for the Author

01:06:11 Rating

01:07:31 Read Again?

01:07:42 Outro

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