{"product_id":"stepsister-hardcover","title":"Stepsister - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJennifer Donnelly\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e* \"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.\" -- \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, starred review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn instant \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e bestseller\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOptioned for film by Lynette Howell Taylor, the producer of \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Star is Born\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e and Bruna Papandrea, producer of \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBig Little Lies\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSeventeen \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eBest of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLonglisted for the Carnegie Medal\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn American Librarian Association-YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults book\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn American Library Association Feminist Book Project book\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Bank Street College of Education Best Children's Book of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIsabelle 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIsabelle 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvoking the darker, original version of the Cinderella story, \u003ci\u003eStepsister \u003c\/i\u003eshows 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJennifer Donnelly is the author of \u003ci\u003eA Northern Light\u003c\/i\u003e, which was awarded a Printz Honor and a Carnegie Medal; \u003ci\u003eRevolution\u003c\/i\u003e (named a Best Book by Amazon, \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, and the Chicago Public Library, and nominated for a Carnegie Medal); the Deep Blue series; and many other books for young readers, including \u003ci\u003eLost in a Book\u003c\/i\u003e, which spent more than 20 weeks on the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller list. She lives in New York's Hudson Valley.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 8.3 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 14, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Stepsister\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upper Grades, 9-12\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4.7\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 15\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53099710939360,"sku":"9781338268461","price":20.15,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/5909\/4496\/files\/6oyV-CYsUi9781338268461.webp?v=1781709473","url":"https:\/\/improvedinc.myshopify.com\/products\/stepsister-hardcover","provider":"Improved Improper Input Inc.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}