Title: Chinese Cinderella?
Product review: I think that this book is great. It follows the main story line of the classic Cinderella... but not so sugar coated.Fourteen year old Xing Xing struggles to live a normal life. Her mother and father are both dead, and now she has to suffer through life with her horrible stepmother and stepsister. She is forced to do tasks such as chop wood and clean all day, while her stepmother and stepsister go have fun in town.Xing Xing's only friends are a pet raccoon and a goldfish, and at one point, she comes to believe that the goldfish is actually a reincarnation of her mother! When the 'evil stepmother' knows Xing Xing grows emotionally attatched to the fish, you really begin to hate her.I think this book is entertaining but can also depict Cinderella in a much different way. I love how instead of the classic fairy tale, Napoli makes it much more.This book is a quick read for anyone curious about Cinderella, Chinese, or both!
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