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After reading all the delightful Clementine books, young readers might very well enjoy this one about Josephine-Kathryn Smith, better known as Cinderella because of her proclivity to lose her shoes. The drama in Cinderella's life relates to where she will sit in the lunch room since some of her former friends seem to be shutting her out, making friends with a new girl named Erin, and competing for the lead role in the Pumpkin Blossom Dance. She must also try to find the missing shoe she needs fo
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A cute story about a girl nicknamed Cinderella because she frequently loses one of her shoes. Cinderella begins the school year with some friendship changes. Girls who were friends with her last year start excluding her this year. A new girl, Erin, starts school and seeks Cinderella as a friend in the hopes that Cinderella can help Erin with her new stepsisters. Add a ballet recital, a wedding, and a new classroom teacher and you have the makings for one entertaining and fun story!
Grades 1-4. RL 670. Cinderella Smith has a shoe problem. She loses them all the time, including her all important red tap shoes that are her ticket to a part in the big recital. She doesn't have an evil step-sister, but she does have a former best friend who is making her life miserable. Speaking if step sister, her new friend at school is going to BE one soon-- so they better find out what makes a step sister so evil. Lots of laughs in this book that reminds me of Clementine. Great illustration
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