Books like Ella Enchanted

Looking for books like Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine (Fantasy · grades 4–7)? It’s most often read for its themes of courage, fairy-tale, and independence. The 10 titlesbelow are the closest matches in the ReadingList database — each scored on shared themes, genre, and reading level, and each linked to the curricula, states, and grades where it’s assigned, with primary sources.

These are reading-level matches, not just topical ones — so the picks stay grade-appropriate for a grades 4–7 reader. See how we judge text difficulty on our methodology page.

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Why each is a match

Eragongrades 6–9
Shares themes of courage, same genre (Fantasy), and overlapping grades (6–9).
Gregor the Overlandergrades 4–7
Shares themes of courage, same genre (Fantasy), and overlapping grades (4–7).
Willa of the Woodgrades 4–7
Shares themes of courage, same genre (Fantasy), and overlapping grades (4–7).
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone880L
Shares themes of courage and overlapping grades (4–7).
Shiloh890L
Shares themes of courage and overlapping grades (3–6).
A Fate So Coldgrades 7–12
Same genre (Fantasy) and overlapping grades (7–12).
A Night Dividedgrades 5–8
Shares themes of courage and overlapping grades (5–8).
Alliesgrades 5–9
Shares themes of courage and overlapping grades (5–9).
Amal Unboundgrades 5–8
Shares themes of courage and overlapping grades (5–8).
Bea and the New Deal Horsegrades 3–5
Shares themes of courage and overlapping grades (3–5).

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