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Gail Carson Levine Books in Order

Gail Carson Levine has written 29 books, published between 1997 and 2026. The first book is Ella Enchanted (1997) and the newest is The Unusuals (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
29
Published
1997–2026
Pages on record
4,356 in 19 of 29 books
Reading time
73–109 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 4,356 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 19 of 29 titles with a page count on record.

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Photo of Gail Carson Levine, author

Gail Carson Levine, born in 1947, writes fantasy for children and young adults out of fairy tale material. Ella Enchanted (1997) is the first novel and took a Newbery Honor in 1998. The Princess Tales retell familiar stories in short books - The Fairy's Mistake, The Princess Test, Princess Sonora and the Long Sleep and Cinderellis and the Glass Hill - and A Tale of Two Castles is a later series. Princesses, fairies, dragons and folklore recur across 29 titles, the newest being The Unusuals (2026).

How many Gail Carson Levine books are there?

Gail Carson Levine has 29 books, released between 1997 and 2026. They include 3 series and 14 titles listed outside any series.

Gail Carson Levine Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 29 Gail Carson Levine books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine, book 1 of the Ella Enchanted series (1997)
  2. Cover of Dave at Night by Gail Carson Levine (1999)
  3. Cover of The Fairy's Mistake by Gail Carson Levine, book 1 of the Princess Tales series (1999)
  4. Cover of The Princess Test by Gail Carson Levine, book 2 of the Princess Tales series (1999)
  5. Cover of Princess Sonora and the Long Sleep by Gail Carson Levine, book 3 of the Princess Tales series (1999)
  6. Cover of The Wish by Gail Carson Levine (2000)
  7. Cover of Cinderellis and the Glass Hill by Gail Carson Levine, book 4 of the Princess Tales series (2000)
  8. Cover of The Two Princesses of Bamarre by Gail Carson Levine, book 2 of the Ella Enchanted series (2001)
  9. Cover of Betsy Who Cried Wolf by Gail Carson Levine (2002)
  10. Cover of For Biddle's Sake by Gail Carson Levine, book 5 of the Princess Tales series (2002)
  11. Cover of The Fairy's Return by Gail Carson Levine, book 6 of the Princess Tales series (2002)
  12. Cover of The Fairy's Return and Other Princess Tales by Gail Carson Levine, book 7 of the Princess Tales series (2002)
  13. Cover of Writing Magic by Gail Carson Levine (2006)
  14. Cover of Fairest by Gail Carson Levine, book 3 of the Ella Enchanted series (2006)
  15. Cover of Fairy Haven and the Quest for the Wand by Gail Carson Levine (2007)
  16. Cover of Ever by Gail Carson Levine, book 4 of the Ella Enchanted series (2008)
  17. Cover of Betsy Red Hoodie by Gail Carson Levine (2010)
  18. Cover of Fairies and the Quest for Never Land by Gail Carson Levine (2010)
  19. Cover of Stolen Magic by Gail Carson Levine, book 2 of the A Tale of Two Castles series (2015)
  20. Cover of The Lost Kingdom of Bamarre by Gail Carson Levine, book 5 of the Ella Enchanted series (2017)
  21. Cover of A Ceiling Made of Eggshells by Gail Carson Levine (2020)
  22. Cover of Sparrows in the Wind by Gail Carson Levine (2022)
  1. 1
    Ella EnchantedElla Enchanted #11997 · 232 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1997232
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  2. 2
    Dave at Night1999 · 281 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1999281
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  3. 3
    The Fairy's MistakePrincess Tales #11999 · confirmed 2/4
    1999–
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  4. 4
    The Princess TestPrincess Tales #21999 · 91 pages · confirmed 2/4
    199991
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  5. 5
    Princess Sonora and the Long SleepPrincess Tales #31999 · 107 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1999107
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  6. 6
    The Wish2000 · 197 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2000197
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  7. 7
    Cinderellis and the Glass HillPrincess Tales #42000 · 104 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2000104
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  8. 8
    The Two Princesses of BamarreElla Enchanted #22001 · 241 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2001241
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  9. 9
    Betsy Who Cried Wolf2002 · 40 pages · confirmed 2/4
    200240
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  10. 10
    For Biddle's SakePrincess Tales #52002 · 104 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2002104
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  11. 11
    The Fairy's ReturnPrincess Tales #62002 · 104 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2002104
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  12. 12
    The Fairy's Return and Other Princess TalesPrincess Tales #72002 · 390 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2002390
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  13. 13
    Fairy Dust and the Quest for the Egg2005 · 208 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2005208
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  14. 14
    Writing Magic2006 · 167 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2006167
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  15. 15
    FairestElla Enchanted #32006 · 326 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2006326
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  16. 16
    Fairy Haven and the Quest for the Wand2007 · confirmed 2/4
    2007–
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  17. 17
    EverElla Enchanted #42008 · 272 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2008272
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  18. 18
    Betsy Red Hoodie2010 · confirmed 2/4
    2010–
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  19. 19
    Fairies and the Quest for Never Land2010 · confirmed 2/4
    2010–
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  20. 20
    A Tale of Two CastlesA Tale of Two Castles #12011 · confirmed 2/4
    2011–
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  21. 21
    Forgive Me, I Meant to Do It2012 · confirmed 2/4
    2012–
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  22. 22
    Writer to Writer2014 · confirmed 2/4
    2014–
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  23. 23
    Stolen MagicA Tale of Two Castles #22015 · 336 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2015336
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  24. 24
    Transient2016 · confirmed 2/4
    2016–
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  25. 25
    The Lost Kingdom of BamarreElla Enchanted #52017 · 416 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2017416
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  26. 26
    Ogre EnchantedElla Enchanted #62018 · 340 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2018340
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  27. 27
    A Ceiling Made of Eggshells2020 · 400 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2020400
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  28. 28
    Sparrows in the Wind2022 · confirmed 2/4
    2022–
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  29. 29
    The Unusuals2026 · confirmed 2/4
    2026–
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Gail Carson Levine books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.

Princess Tales in order

7 books
  1. 1. The Fairy's Mistake
  2. 2. The Princess Test
  3. 3. Princess Sonora and the Long Sleep
  4. 4. Cinderellis and the Glass Hill
  5. 5. For Biddle's Sake
  6. 6. The Fairy's Return
  7. 7. The Fairy's Return and Other Princess Tales

Ella Enchanted in order

6 books
  1. 1. Ella Enchanted
  2. 2. The Two Princesses of Bamarre
  3. 3. Fairest
  4. 4. Ever
  5. 5. The Lost Kingdom of Bamarre
  6. 6. Ogre Enchanted

A Tale of Two Castles in order

2 books
  1. 1. A Tale of Two Castles
  2. 2. Stolen Magic

Standalone books

14 books

14 Gail Carson Levine titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Gail Carson Levine books in order?

You only need to read Gail Carson Levine books in order within each series: the books listed here span 3 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Gail Carson Levine

Start with Ella Enchanted (1997), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Gail Carson Levine book?

The Unusuals (2026) is the newest Gail Carson Levine book released so far.

Is there a new Gail Carson Levine book coming?

No next Gail Carson Levine book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Award nominations for Gail Carson Levine

Wikidata records 2 nominations for Gail Carson Levine. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

Gail Carson Levine at a glance

Still publishing
Gail Carson Levine published a book as recently as 2026.
Release pace
Gail Carson Levine books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
4,356 pages across the 19 of 29 books with a recorded length, a median of 232 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Gail Carson Levine books, 12 of 29, were published in the 2000s.

What the Gail Carson Levine books are about

27 of the 29 Gail Carson Levine books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: children's fiction is tagged on 16 of 27. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.