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    <body><![CDATA[Summary/A Thoughtful Review:<br/>  This version of Cinderella, set in the 1920's Jazz Era, tells the story of Ella Cinder, seamstress and daughter of dress shop owner, Mr. Cinder.  After her mother died, she and her father have lived and worked happily together, along with their delivery boy and fr...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/74214436">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This retelling of the Cinderella story takes place in the Roaring '20s, in a large city, much like New York. Ella is a dressmaker, and the stepmother and stepsisters run her ragged in their dress shop. The fairy godmother makes her appearance, but a limosine stands in for the coach-and-four. And tho...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/53775609">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Cinderella was my favorite fairytale growing up!  I loved the spin Hughes gave to this classic tale.  I do think that it would have suited me better if I would have grown up in the Jazz-Age or known more about it.  I would have been able to pick up on some of the time period pieces like the flapper ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/74683196">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[my notes - redhead; fairy godmothers wand is an umbrella; loved the twist at the end<br/><br/>quote from:<br/>&quot;When we are married,&quot; said Buttons, &quot;you may not live like a duchess but you will eat like a queen. You never did try my bacon and eggs, did you?<br/>So off they went, wi...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/60392250">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[1920's feel. Ella's father owns a dress shop; she designs beautiful gowns. He marries an unpleasant woman with 2 daughters. The familiar story continues with the addition of an additional character, Buttons, who captures Ella's heart.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Excellent short story. Belongs on the top shelf in any young girl's library.<br/>Wonderful retelling of the story of cinderella.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I know I'm putting a lot of children's books down right now. If I put all the books down I've ever read we'd be in trouble, but I really am being very selective.<br/>This story is adorable.<br/>Yet another retelling of the Cinderella story, this takes place in the 1920s. The illustrations are char...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/22304964">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This twist on the Cinderella story is delightful.  The clothing in this book is exquisite, giving the feel of the 1920's.  This book can be used with students from kindergarten through the upper grades.  Adults would like it too, as they would many of the other books too.]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[<p> The classic story of Cinderella gains even more charm in this glamorous retelling by world-famous picture book writer and illustrator Shirley Hughes. <p> Ella Cinders loves helping her father in his dress shop and laughing with her friend Buttons, the store's delivery boy. Then comes the terrible day when her father remarries and everything changes. Her stepmother makes her sew in the dreary basement. Her stepsisters mock her shabby dress. And to top it off, the new Mrs. Cinders forbids Ella to attend the duke's grand ball. Heartbroken, Ella is sure that her life will never be what she dreamed. But with the help of a fairy godmother and some sparkling courage of her own, this Cinderella discovers that dreams can come true in the most unexpected of ways. <p> Join Ella amidst the dazzle and fashion of the roaring twenties as she takes happily ever after into her own hands!</p></p></p>]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[I loved the gouache illustrations in this book and the 1920s theme. I loved the story and how Ella was a little bit Rubinesque and not a blond, and how the ending turned out. She wasn't your typical Cinderella. ]]></body>
    
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