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Gr 8-Up Described as "Cinderella]with a twist," "Ash" is in many ways the familiar fairy tale about a girl's move from comfort to despair to true love (with a little help from fairies and magic). Standard Cinderella images set up the story: after losing her mother and later her father, Ash is treated as a servant in the home of an unkind stepmother and two unfriendly stepsisters. She has ties to the fairy world, attends the royal ball in an enchanted d...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

This promising debut novel, set in a pseudo-historical Celtic society in which magic is just starting to be regarded as superstition, adds a few new twists to the Cinderella story. Ash (short for Aisling), indentured to her stepmother following her father's death, escapes the drudgery of her new life in the city with visits to her old home (and her mother's grave) in the country. There she meets Sidhean, an enigmatic fairy with a mysterious connection to her mother—and conflicting impulses regarding ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Ash lives in a pseudo-historical Celtic society in which magic is just starting to be regarded as superstition. She first meets Sidhea...Log In or Sign Up to Read More