Adelita: A Mexican Cinderella Story
by:
Tomie dePaola (author)
After the death of her mother and father, Adelita is badly mistreated by her stepmother and stepsisters until she finds her own true love at a grand fiesta.
After the death of her mother and father, Adelita is badly mistreated by her stepmother and stepsisters until she finds her own true love at a grand fiesta.
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Format: ebook
ISBN:
9780142401873 (0142401870)
ASIN: 9780142401873
Publish date: 05-08-2004
Publisher: Penguin
Pages no: 40
Edition language: English
Category:
Fantasy,
Childrens,
Non Fiction,
Cultural,
Romance,
Fairy Tales,
Family,
Picture Books,
Folklore,
Folk Tales,
Cinderella
I enjoyed this quite a bit more than I was expecting. The illustrations are really cute, but what I really enjoyed was the multi-cultural take on Cinderella. Adelita's story starts out much like Cinderella's - wicked step family and all, but the difference is that her fairy godmother is actually a...
16 years ago
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