Language: G (0 swears, 0 ‘f’); Mature Content: G; Violence: PG (some bullying, deaths)
BUYING ADVISORY: EL - ADVISABLE, MS - OPTIONAL
APPEALS TO: SEVERAL
14yo Bess feels like the outsider in her family of glassblowers. When she discovers the horrible secret behind the most wondrous of their creations, she flees to the forest. Unfortunately, a poor cousin has to take refuge with the Wickham’s and she may be the next victim in their scheme for money and prestige.
The subtitle calls this a Cinderella story, and while I might say it is Cinderella adjacent, I would have never minded not knowing about the subtext. By itself, it is an interesting fairy tale that I enjoyed reading. Bess is 14yo at the beginning and is in the woods for at least a couple of years, but the story itself will attract a 5,6,7th grade audience.
Cindy, Middle School Librarian, MLS
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