{"id":49833,"date":"2022-10-20T11:12:30","date_gmt":"2022-10-20T15:12:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/apa.si.edu\/bookdragon\/?p=49833"},"modified":"2022-10-14T19:43:30","modified_gmt":"2022-10-14T23:43:30","slug":"cinder-glass-by-melissa-de-la-cruz-in-school-library-journal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/apa.si.edu\/bookdragon\/cinder-glass-by-melissa-de-la-cruz-in-school-library-journal\/","title":{"rendered":"Cinder & Glass by Melissa de la Cruz [in School Library Journal]"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"*STARRED REVIEW
\n<\/strong>Bestselling author Melissa de la Cruz remarkably has two\u00a0<\/em>2022 Cinderella adaptations:\u00a0The Stolen Slippers<\/em>, introducing not-evil stepsisters, and this, in which \u201cCendrillon\u201d is a Lady in King Louis XIV\u2019s Versailles Court. So much of de la Cruz\u2019s exceptional retelling \u2013 with even a nod to 17th-century French storyteller Charles Perrault \u2013 is historically accurate, seamlessly intertwined with a familiar tale made cleverly new.<\/p>\n

Yes, Cendrillon is orphaned, forced to serve her evil stepmother and stepsisters, loses a shoe fleeing a royal ball, is chosen by the crown prince (the Dauphin here \u2013 because it\u2019s French). But de la Cruz is magnificently unpredictable, setting up a 25-way The Bachelor<\/em>-esque competition, including a gay romance, adding a real-life illegitimate royal.<\/p>\n

Prolific narrator Lauren Ezzo is an ideal complement, smoothly manifesting vivacious (sometimes resigned) Cendrillon, cunning Lady Catherine, spoiled Severine, nervous Alexandre, loyal Elodie, besotted Auguste.<\/p>\n

Verdict<\/strong>: A perfectly matched pair deliver a rewarding happily ever after.<\/p>\n

Review<\/strong>: “22 Audiobooks Inspired by Fairy Tales and Mythology,” School Library Journal<\/em>, August 29, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n

From the introduction<\/strong>:\u00a0For the latest audio roundup, we turn to titles inspired by fairy tales and mythology, each published in 2022. Rewriting, adapting, subverting the familiar has long been a popular literary trope \u2013 who can argue with universal appeal? Cinderella, especially, continues to be an evergreen favorite, appearing in multiple stories, often in surprising permutations. Read (and listen) on!<\/a><\/p>\n

Readers<\/strong>: Young Adult<\/p>\n

Published<\/strong>: 2022<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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