Meyer, M. (2012). Cinder. New
York: Feiwel and Friends.
ISBN: 9780312641894
(Hardback)
390 pages
Price: $17.99
Other Formats:
Paperback, audio book, ebook, and large print
Recommended for ages
14 and up
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Awards:
ABC New Voices Title, ALA Top 10 Books for Young Adults
Annotation: In this
modern retelling of Cinderella, Cinder is a teenager battling prejudices and
secrets. Only her stepmother and doctor know about Cinder's past and true
origins.
Once upon a time, in
the far away city of New Bejing, lived a teen girl named Cinder. Cinder is
brilliant, strong, and a cyborg- half girl and half robot. Cinder was not born
a cyborg, but the doctors turned her into one after her terrible accident. Now
that she is a cyborg, she frequently encounters people who are prejudiced against
her differences, especially her stepmother and 2 stepsisters. Cinder’s cruel
stepmother forces her to work as a mechanical repair woman at the local flea
market to support the family. One day, Cinder meets a handsome stranger at the
market who looks a lot like Prince Kai. But this thought is ludicrous because
the Prince would never show his face at a dirty market, would he? When Cinder
learns that the palace will soon be hosting a formal ball in honor of the
Prince, Cinder repairs a broken-down orange muscle car in the hopes of escaping
her wretched family and winning the Prince’s heart. However, there is a dark
family secret that has an inescapable grip on Cinder.
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