Cinder-elly

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Title: Cinder-elly 
Genre: Fantasy 
Author: Frances Minters 
Major Awards: None 
Age Group: 8 - 11 year olds 


Summary: 
Cinder-elly is a young girl who lives with her mom, dad, and two sisters, Nelly and Sue. Her sisters were
not very nice to her and always made her do all of the chores and treated her like their made. One day all
three girls won free tickets to a basketball game but her mother wouldn't let her go. After Nelley and Sue
left to go to the came Cinder-elly’s fairy-godmother visits her. The godmother dresses Cinder-elly up
beautifully and even turns the trash can into a bike for her to ride to the game but she warns she must be
home by 10. At the game she meets a charming basketball player in which is actually a prince. After the
game the two spend some time together but once the clock hits 9:58 Cinder-elly runs away leaving her
glass sneaker. The prince posts flyers all around trying to find her and Cinder-elly’s mean sisters try to fool
him and say the sneaker is there's. Upon arrival he doesnt recognize them and the sneaker doesn't fit either
girl. Cinder-elly comes out and the prince slides the glass sneaker on her foot discovering it really is her.
The go on and live happily ever after. 
I would not use this book for a lesson in my class but I would keep it in my library for my students to read
on their own. I don't feel that it has any educational benefits or aspects but it would be a great book for my
students to read due to the decently easy to read sentences and plethora of pictures. I feel as if the girls in
my class would especially love it do to the idea of a prince charming and the idea of a fairy- godmother. 
This book would be best for children in third through fifth grade. The sentences are a bit longer and there is
some bigger vocabulary words that students in these grades should be able to handle. Most of them being
older may even be able to make the connection that this book is extremely similar to Cinderella. Older kids
would enjoy this book and even be able to successfully read it on their own. 

As I stated above, I would more than likely not use this book as a n instructional piece in my classroom but I would keep it in my class library for those interested to read. If I had to create a lesson I would ask my students to draw what they would want their fairy-godmother to dress them like and what creative ride they could come up with. Also, I would have them fill out a problem/solution chart as well as a beginning, middle, and end chart. In addition, I could have them read Cinderella and have them discuss the similarities and differences between the two.

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