Stepsister
Stepsister by Jennifer Donnelly, published by Scholastic Press in 2019, is a reprint edition comprising 342 pages. This novel presents a unique twist on the classic Cinderella tale, focusing on Isabelle, the stepsister who struggles with her identity and self-worth. As she grapples with the consequences of her actions and the societal pressures to conform to beauty standards, Isabelle embarks on a journey of self-discovery and redemption.
Readers will find that Stepsister delves into themes of family dynamics, sibling relationships, and the quest for empowerment. The narrative challenges traditional notions of beauty and worth, illustrating how personal transformation can arise from deep-seated insecurities. With elements of fantasy and adventure, this story invites readers to reconsider the familiar fairy tale through the lens of an overlooked character, ultimately redefining what it means to be beautiful.
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* “Printz Honor winner Donnelly offers up a stunningly focused story that rips into the heart of familiar fairy tale. Isabelle [is] a shattered but not unredeemable girl with a warrior’s heart.” — Booklist, starred review
An instant New York Times bestseller
Optioned for film by Lynette Howell Taylor, the producer of A Star is Born and Bruna Papandrea, producer of Big Little Lies
A Seventeen Best of the Year
Longlisted for the Carnegie Medal
An American Librarian Association-YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults book
An American Library Association Feminist Book Project book
A Bank Street College of Education Best Children’s Book of the Year
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 cut off her toes to fit into Cinderella’s shoe . . . which is now filling with blood.
Isabelle 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 darker, original version of the Cinderella story, Stepsister shows us that ugly is in the eye of the beholder, and uses Jennifer Donnelly’s trademark wit and wisdom to send an overlooked character on a journey toward empowerment, redemption . . . and a new definition of beauty.
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