Old Favorites are reviews of books that I’ve read before and wanted to revisit. Most Old Favorites are especially well-loved books.

December 8, 2025

As part of #Sonderbooks25, celebrating 25 years of writing Sonderbooks, here's a new review of 2002 Sonderbooks Stand-out, Ella Enchanted, by Gail Carson Levine, in which we learn why Cinderella was such a pushover - she'd been cursed with the "gift" of obedience.

Happy Reading!

—Sondra Eklund