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Don't just fracture the fairy tale. Shatter it.
Isabelle should be blissfully happy - she's about to win the handsome prince. Except Isabelle isn't the beautiful girl who lost the glass slipper and captured the prince's heart. She's the ugly stepsister who's cut off her toes to fit into Cinderella's shoe . . . which is now filling with her blood. When the prince discovers Isabelle's deception, she's turned away in shame. It's no more than she deserves: she's a plain girl in a world that values beauty; a bold girl in a world that wants her to be pliant. Isabelle has tried to fit in. She cut away pieces of herself in order to become pretty. Sweet. More like Cinderella. But that only made her mean, jealous, and hollow. Now she has a chance to alter her destiny and prove what ugly stepsisters have always known: it takes more than heartache to break a girl. Evoking the original version of the Cinderella story, bestselling author Jennifer Donnelly uses her trademark wit and wisdom to send an overlooked character on a journey toward empowerment, redemption . . . and a new definition of beauty. BL 4.7/15 |
COMMUNITY CHALLENGE:
Write a Twitter entry as if you were Isabelle. What would you be trying to tell the world? What kind of hashtags would you create? Be creative.
Write a Twitter entry as if you were Isabelle. What would you be trying to tell the world? What kind of hashtags would you create? Be creative.
CHANCE:
Stepsister follows the story of Cinderella, except that Isabella is one of the Ugly Stepsisters. On a sheet of paper, divide it down the middle (the hotdog way) and at the top write SAME and DIFFERENT. How is Stepsisters the same as Cinderella, how is it different? You need to have at least 5 different things.
Stepsister follows the story of Cinderella, except that Isabella is one of the Ugly Stepsisters. On a sheet of paper, divide it down the middle (the hotdog way) and at the top write SAME and DIFFERENT. How is Stepsisters the same as Cinderella, how is it different? You need to have at least 5 different things.
ACTIVITY 3:
Isabella is so desperate to marry the prince that she cuts her toes off so the shoes will fit. Have you ever been so desperate for something that you were willing to do something that bad? Draw a picture of the incident and then write a short description below it. I hope you NEVER cut your toes off!!
Isabella is so desperate to marry the prince that she cuts her toes off so the shoes will fit. Have you ever been so desperate for something that you were willing to do something that bad? Draw a picture of the incident and then write a short description below it. I hope you NEVER cut your toes off!!