![]() ![]() "synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title. And Prince Charming’s beautiful face hides a vacant soul.Įven as her life turns to misery, stories persist that Ella’s fairy godmother sent her to the ball: How else could the poor girl wear a beautiful gown, arrive in a coach, and dance in those glass slippers? But Ella got herself into the castle on her own-and that’s the only way she’s going to get out. Ella’s life becomes a meaningless schedule of protocol, which she fears she will never grasp. Pitiless and cold, the royals try to mold her into their vision of a princess. ![]() ![]() But after she is chosen to marry the prince-no magic involved-life with the royal family is not the happily ever after that Ella imagined. The Cinderella legend gets a realistic twist in this enchantingly believable adventure from New York Times bestselling author Margaret Peterson Haddix that Booklist calls “provocative and entertaining.”Įlla dreams of going to the royal ball and marrying Prince Charming, just like every commoner in the kingdom of Fridesia. ![]()
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