Author: Cameron Dokey
ISBN: 1416934715
Publisher: Simon Pulse, 2007
Age: 9 and up
Genre: Fairy tales, fantasy
Summary: Etienne de Brabant is brokenhearted. His wife has died in childbirth, leaving him alone with an infant daughter he cannot bear to name. But before he abandons her for king and court, he brings a second child to be raised alongside her, a boy whose identity he does not reveal. The girl, La Cendrillon, and the boy, Raoul, pass sixteen years in the servants' care until one day a very fine lady arrives with her two daughters. The lady has married La Cendrillon's father, and her arrival changes their lives. When an invitation to a great ball reaches the family, La Cendrillon's new stepmother will make a decision with far-reaching effects. Her choice will lead La Cendrillon and Raoul toward their destiny -- a choice that will challenge their understanding of family, test their loyalty and courage, and, ultimately, teach them who they are.
Read A-likes: Belle; Golden; Beauty Sleep; Violet Eyes; The World Above; and Diamond Secret.
Personal Thoughts: This book is another in the “Once Upon A Time is Timeless” series, and remains one of my favorites. These books are fabulous adaptations of traditional fairy tales, some with a different twist and others with simply a new style. Great books not only for tween girls but even for adults looking for something fun and light hearted. A series I’m sure to highly recommend to any tweens interested in fairy tales, but are too old for the children’s versions.
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