Fairest
by Gail Carson Levine

Author of Ella Enchanted, Levine writes another book that is sure to please. Seemingly written more for the younger crowd, I recommend it nonetheless. Aza was abandoned as a child, left to the best parents she could hope for. But, Aza is ugly. She grows up subject to the inquiring and disapproving looks of the guests' of her parent's inn, and she suffers for it. When she travels to the royal palace, her whole life changes.
While I found some of the characters lacking in depth, this is still a sweet and interesting book. I recommend it to girls of all ages.