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School Library Journal
Reviewed on September 1, 1994
Gr 3-4 Recently, there has been a trend of recasting familiar folk and fairy tales in new or more modern settings. One of the most notable of these retellings is Barry Moser's The Tinderbox (McElderry, 1988), set in post-Civil War America. San Jose's Cinderella brings the familiar tale to turn-of-the-century Manhattan. Her narrative flows smoothly and stresses the heroine's kindness rather than her phy...Log In or Sign Up to Read More




