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	Donnelly, Jennifer. STEPSISTER New York : Scholastic Press, 2019. IL YA ISBN: 978-1338268461.
Click on the book to read Amazon reviews	This is an innovative take on the story of Cinderella, set in a French village in the 18th century. After Ella departs with the prince for the palace, her stepsisters - mathematically inclined Octavia and brave and bold Isabelle - are left behind. Isabelle is unwittingly caught up in a battle between Chance and Fate - can she or can she not change her life story? She receives some help from the Fairy Queen, and ultimately learns that there’s more to beauty than meets the eye - but there’s a lot of adventure along the way. A wonderful and thought provoking read.  (Vermont Middle Grade Book Award, 2021)
	SUBJECTS:   Cinderella (Tale) -- Adaptations.                         Stepsisters -- Juvenile fiction.                         Fate and fatalism -- Juvenile fiction.                         Choice (Psychology) -- Juvenile fiction.                         Self-actualization (Psychology) -- Juvenile fiction.

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