Cinderella's
Shoes
Release
Date: 10/06/15
Entangled
Teen
Summary
from Goodreads:
The
war may be over, but Kate Allen’s life is still in upheaval. Not
only has she discovered that Cinderella was real, but now she's been
made Keeper of the Wardrobe, her sole responsibility to protect
Cinderella’s magical dresses from the greed of the evil
stepsisters’ modern descendants.
But
Cinderella’s dresses are just the beginning. It turns out that the
priceless glass slippers might actually exist, too, and they could
hold the power to reunite lost loved ones like her father—missing
in action since World War II ended. As Kate and her boyfriend,
Johnny, embark on an adventure from New York to Italy and Poland in
search of the mysterious slippers, they will be tested in ways they
never imagined.
Because
when you harness Cinderella's magic, danger and evil are sure to
follow...
Excerpt - Cinderella's Shoes: Chapter Two pgs
14-16
“I don’t mean to be disrespectful, Kate, but short of finding
Cinderella’s missing slippers, I don’t know how your brother will
find anything new. It’s been—”
Kate held up her hand. “It’s been too long. That’s what
everyone keeps saying. But Mom and I can’t quite believe it. She
still won’t look through Dad’s things that the army returned.
She’s still hoping… Wait. Why would you mention the slippers?”
Johnny looked sheepish. “That’s what those Burgosov men said. I
know they were trying to trick you, but why would they come up with
that particular lie? They didn’t seem like the brightest fellows,
so maybe they let the truth slip out.”
Kate leaned back and stared at the ceiling. That was exactly what she
had been thinking. “Did I make a mistake?”
“You followed your intuition, and it paid off. They didn’t have
the slippers, and they didn’t know about your dad. Doesn’t mean
the shoes aren’t real.”
“I wish I could talk to them again.”
“The guys in jail? You’re kidding, right? Why don’t you just
ask Princess Kolodenko?”
“I did, but she told me the shoes were lost to the family. The
Burgosovs are the only ones who can help.”
Johnny gaped at her. “Do you hear what you’re saying? You want to
risk talking to those criminal brothers to get information on a pair
of fairy-tale shoes that don’t belong to you, and whose owner seems
to be satisfied that they’re gone. She’s not even looking for
them, is she?”
Princess Kolodenko didn’t have the need that Kate did. One of her
granddaughters had died in the war, but they knew what happened to
her. There was no mystery for them to solve. No need to risk
anything. Kate raised her eyebrows in a look that she hoped said,
Yes, it sounds foolish, but I’m going to do it anyway.
Johnny laughed. “Anyone hearing us outside this room would think we
were loony.”
Kate smiled, and soon began laughing herself.
Johnny sobered. He leaned forward and searched Kate’s eyes. “How
do you think the shoes will help you find your dad? Didn’t the
prince have to go door to door until he found Cinderella?”
The last of the laughter floated out of Kate. “I don’t know. I
thought maybe if I wore them, they would guide me to him.” She
cringed. “Silly, right? But the dress is unusual. What if the shoes
are, too? What if they do find people? I have this crazy
connection to a fairy-tale family; I should be able to use it when I
need help.”
“Okay,” he said. “I’m in. Whatever you need me to do.”
First
book in the series:
About
the Author
SHONNA
SLAYTON is the author of the YA novels Cinderella's Dress, (Summer
2014) and Cinderella's Shoes (Fall 2015) published by Entangled Teen.
She finds inspiration in reading vintage diaries written by teens,
who despite using different slang, sound a lot like teenagers today.
When not writing, Shonna enjoys amaretto lattes and spending time
with her husband and children in Arizona.
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I loved Ever After (movie), Disney's animated Cinderella, and the live action 2015 - Disney's Cinderella. Recently I read An Offer From a Gentleman by Julia Quinn, which was based on the fairytale (it was good). I am not sure which one I liked the best.
ReplyDeleteThanks for hosting a stop on the tour! (Didn't you participate in Blogging A to Z in the spring?)
ReplyDelete@Jen--I'll have to check out Julia Quinn's book :)