Stepsister, Jennifer Donnelly
Stepsister, Jennifer Donnelly
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Stepsister

Author: Jennifer Donnelly

Narrator: Jennifer Donnelly

Unabridged: 22 hr 38 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/14/2019

Synopsis

* "Printz Honor winner Donnelly offers up a stunningly focused story that rips into the heart of the familiar fairy tale. Isabelle [is] a shattered but not unredeemable girl with a warrior's heart." -- Booklist, starred reviewAn 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 LiesA Seventeen Best of the YearLonglisted for the Carnegie MedalA YALSA pickA Bank Street College of Education Best Children's Book of the YearIsabelle 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.

About Jennifer Donnelly

Jennifer Donnelly is an award-winning author of both adult and young adult books. Her first young adult novel, A Northern Light, received many accolades, among them the Los Angeles Times Book Prize, a Carnegie Medal in the UK, and a Michael L. Printz Honor. Her second young adult novel, Revolution, was named a Best Book of 2010 by Kirkus Reviews and School Library Journal. She lives in New York's Hudson Valley.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Emily May on May 21, 2019

Everyone said a girl with a strong will would come to a bad end. Everyone said a girl’s will must be bent to the wishes of those who know what’s best for her. Isabelle was young, only sixteen; she had not yet learned that Everyone is a fool. First off, I want to say I really enjoyed this book. The......more

Goodreads review by Nilufer on November 10, 2024

Five stars for the ugliest, wittiest, most fantastic anti-fairy tale—a bold, strong celebration of women’s resilience. Hell yeah! This retelling collides with the doctrines of The Art of War and feminist theory, creating an intelligent, stunningly crafted fantasy. Who would have thought a Cinderella s......more

Goodreads review by Charlotte on October 19, 2020

4.5 ⭐️ Loved this! “Three horses and one ugly horse-faced girl.” “What they said...it isn’t true.” “Then why do they say it?” “That’s not the question Isabelle, the question is why do you believe them?” God this book spoke to me! Isabelle and her sister Octavia have always been called ugly, their m......more

Goodreads review by Anne on September 08, 2023

Best Cinderella's Evil Stepsister retelling that I've read so far. This was an excellent redemption story that didn't shy away from the ugly stuff. I mean, the bitch cut her damn toes off in the first few pages! WHAT?! <--I was hooked. The story takes a lot of twists and turns from there, but it's a gr......more

Goodreads review by Jasmine on April 24, 2019

I started reading Stepsister on 4/19/2019 and finished it on 4/23/2019. This fairy tale retelling is an excellent read! I like that it started out with the Cinderella story and expanded further after Cinderella went off to her happily ever after. I love that this story focus on the stepsister’s pers......more

Quotes

Praise for Stepsister:* "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"This is another needed voice exposing cultural myths that suffocate girls in the name of likability and pit them against one another in the name of beauty." -- Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books"Isabelle's emotional and triumphant journey of self-realization proves that beauty can be found in so much more than just a pretty face . . . A breathlessly exciting and utterly satisfying fairy tale." -- Kirkus Reviews"Focusing on beauty's many guises, what contributes to hatred and cruelty, and people's power to take charge of their destinies, the retold fairy tale advocates autonomy and empowerment." -- Publishers WeeklyAn Amelia Bloomer Project RISE selection

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