Cinderella

by Jessica S. Gunderson (artist), Ayesha Lopez (Illustrator)

Pumpkin? Check. Terrible sisters? Check. Prince Charming? Maybe ...but not like you've ever seen before! Get ready for a Cinderella surprise as You Choose the path through three new versions of the classic fairy tale.

Genres: Fairy Tales, Choose Your Own Adventure, Juvenile, Fantasy, Ebooks, Middle Grade, Fiction

112 pages, Paperback

First published August 1, 2015

Reviews

[McKenzie Richardson · Rating 4 out of 5]

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Another fun You Choose adventure. It was so much fun being able to relive the classic Cinderella story through these three fresh spins.

This collection features a modern Cinderella as a fashion-loving teen; Asher, a wannabe architect; and Drella, who has a knack for fixing and flying spaceships. Each story felt entirely its own with multiple paths to lead to happily ever after (or not so happily ever after).

The format worked well as an ebook with links to go back to the start to choose a new path. The writing is simple yet engaging. Each story is accompanied by multiple black-and-white illustrations which pair well while reading.

I am really enjoying the You Choose: Fractured Fairy Tales series to add a fun twist on classic fairy tales and get a say in what happens next. As with the other books, this one includes a section on some of the Cinderella stories from around the globe as well as critical thinking questions using the Common Core to further delve into the story and retell the events.

Can't wait to read the next book. Wonder which retelling I should tackle next.

[Anna Z · Rating 4 out of 5]

this book for me is so interesting because the fun part is when you turn the page and then you can choose what is the next story happen. i really like the character because she is brave and then she can go to where that it is a man or adult go but she try in the chapter one they talk about in a day cinderella is very tired and is lying on the door and they ready to sleep and the people in the house is said you cannot and they shay this word is not so .comfortable .cinderella is not so happy .i really really like chapter 2 because when the two sister are playing the phone ,and hers dad is not so happy and their dad is abuse so for me is you can not play a lot of and i think this book is so interactive because i think this is book is so good i really really like it.

[Amy Sands · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was adorable. I love You Choose books. I love fractured fairy tale.
The last chapter telling about the first Cinderella story on record, and the different versions. Plus as a school librarian, I loved the Common Core information and Read More sections.

[drowningmermaid · Rating 4 out of 5]

I never read Choose Your Own Adventure books as a kid, but maybe I was missing out.

This is three whole different worlds-- contemporary, fantasy, and science fiction-- and you pick which thread you want to go with. A few are fairly bleak endings, but most are happy.

[Laurie · Rating 2 out of 5]

Popsugar Challenge 2024 Prompt 26: A book that was turned into a musical
A bit of a work around for the challenge, but I do love a Choose-Your-Own-Adventure. This one was ok, it had male and female Cinderellas and a variety of settings, choices, and endings.

[Autumn · Rating 5 out of 5]

Really cute!

[Alex · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was super cute, and I loved the history at the end of how this fairy tale came to be throughout the years.

[Betsie Erickson · Rating 4 out of 5]

I haven't read a You Choose since third grade and I absolutely loved this. I read about two dozen different Cinderella stories!

[Teresa Reads · Rating 3 out of 5]

Making fairy tales interactive! What a clever idea! I loved that one of the three tales involved a young man in a "cinderella" story. The other two tales are a girl in modern day and a girl in the space-age, both fun ideas. There are twists so that you cannot predict the outcome of the path you choose. The down part of the book is that the actual stories themselves read like a "to-do" list and plod along rather than flow. A little tweaking would make this the perfect choice for young fairy tale lovers. Still, younger grades will enjoy it.

[Jennifer Symonds · Rating 3 out of 5]

Love that choose your own adventure books are coming back, I loved them as a kid. This series is upping the fractured fairytale ante. I enjoyed that the main character (you, the reader) has the option of travelling to different time periods depending on the first choice. Looking forward to purchasing a few of the other titles available.

[Tina · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love it! Bought this book as an impulse buy and it was wonderful! Used it as part of the G3 and G4 book for Book Week and they are obsessed. Now I need to order it for the library since all the kids are eyeing Ms. Tina's personal copy!! Hahahaha great book! Nothing beats the look on the kids face when you end up in space with Cinderella!

[Elise · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love this "you choose" way to read the book. it's really new to me and so interesting. I choosing to be a futuristic space society, which is so fun. this book is pretty short, I only take about half an hour to read this book, now I'm planning to read it again and choose another way.anyway, I like this book.

[Gabriel · Rating 4 out of 5]

I got the good ending my 2nd try!

[Kelly Carey · Rating 4 out of 5]

I wish this type of "Choose Your Own Adventure" book was around when I was a child. This new "You Choose" series has an assortment from fiction to nonfiction from fairy tales to historical fiction. Cinderella's story is given 3 new twists, including a male as the main character.

[Karen Arendt · Rating 4 out of 5]

A fun interactive story for fairy tale fans. Readers can choose from a modern day Cinderella, a space age Cinderella, and a medieval male Cinderfella. With each path readers then make additional choices whole reading.

[Sophia · Rating 5 out of 5]

I always loved books like these!

[Sharyl · Rating 1 out of 5]

Eye roll.