About this title: In a novel based on Chinese Cinderella tales, fourteen-year-old stepchild Xing-Xing endures a life of neglect and servitude, as her stepmother cruelly mutilates her own child's feet so that she alone might marry well.
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Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Simon Pulse
Date Published: 2006
ISBN-13:9780689861789ISBN:0689861788
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Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Simon Pulse
Date Published: 2006-08-01
ISBN-13:9780689861789ISBN:0689861788
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Atheneum
Date Published: 2004
ISBN-13:9780689861758ISBN:0689861753
Description: New in n jacket. Brand New, Hardcover with dust jacket, clean, tight, unmarked YOUNG XING XING IS BOUND. Bound to her father's second wife and daughter after Xing Xing's father has passed away. Bound to a life of servitude as a young girl in ancient China, where the life of a woman is valued less than that of livestock. Bound to be alone and unmarried, with no parents to arrange for a suitable husband. Dubbed "Lazy One" by her stepmother, Xing Xing spends her days taking care of her half ... read more
Binding: Mass-market paperback
Publisher: Simon Pulse
Date Published: 2006
ISBN-13:9780689861789ISBN:0689861788
Description: New. Mass market (rack) paperback. Glued binding. 186 p. Intended for a juvenile audience. Intended for a young adult/teenage audience. read more
Description: New. YOUNG XING XING IS BOUND. Bound to her father's second wife and daughter after Xing Xing's father has passed away. Bound to a life of servitude as a young girl in ancient China, where the life of a woman is valued less than that of livestock. Bound to be alone and unmarried, with no parents to arrange for a suitable husband. Dubbed Lazy One by her stepmother, Xing Xing spends her days taking care of her half sister, Wei Ping, who cannot walk because of her foot bindings, the painful but ... read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers, New York
Date Published: 2004
ISBN-13:9780689861758ISBN:0689861753
Description: Fine in Fine jacket. 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall. Signed by Author BS5-A first edition hardcover book signed and inscribed by the author to previous owner in fine condition in fine dust jacket that is mylar protected. In this searing story, Donna Jo Napoli, acclaimed author of Beast and breath, delves into the roots of the Cinderella myth and unearths a tale as powerful as it is familiar. Satisfaction Guaranteed. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Atheneum
Date Published: 2004-11-02
ISBN-13:9780689861758ISBN:0689861753
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Atheneum
Date Published: 2004
ISBN-13:9780689861758ISBN:0689861753
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"I freely admit my ignorance in Chinese history. What I do know is mostly gleened from Disney's Mulan, Katherine Patterson's novel (Rebels of the Heavenly Kingdom) and that which my coworkers at my job taught me for the Chinese New Year. My knowledge of the Cinderella tale, and its incarnations, is vastly larger however, but I had never come upon the Chinese tales (which according to the Postscript are some of the oldest known).
I have mixed feelings for this book; on the one hand the story moves along at a good pace and you can see Xing Xing's life (how she is able to draw small comfort from just being called her name, how strongly she believes in the spirits of her father and mother, her stepmother's disdain) and you are given a very detailed accounting of what life would have been like back then. From Xing Xing's unwavering sense of duty to Wei Ping's selfishness and self-delusions and to Stepmother's (who is given no other name) obvious abuse of Xing Xing as a punishment for her husband caring for her more.
My main concern was the quick way that Xing Xing gains her confidence (in herself and trusting the future). The book isn't very long, but up until the last quarter of the book she accepts her fate, does her best to make the most of things and doesn't resent anyone. Indeed if her Stepmother hadn't done something so heinous, I doubt she would have spoken up for herself at all. Which is a crying shame because Xing Xing in the last five pages is very interesting!
The book however, like Napoli's other fairy tale retellings, offers a different look at what has been done to death. A fish as a 'fairy godmother', bibbity-boppity-boo indeed."
"Hmm Wonderful book - I thought Walt Disney wrote Cinderella - geez.
The thing I will remember from this book is how sad I felt for the evil step-sister. And the evil Mom. And the end when she marries the handsome prince - the first Ming emperor - not a nice guy... as the author notes.
How would I use this with my students - I would recommend it as a wonderful book - I don't think I would use it as a read aloud - maybe the first half - hmm the second half gets kind of dicey for a read aloud. I am sure Lorraine will disagree with me hahaha."
"An enjoyable version of Cinderella, in which there is no "evil stepmother" (even though the stepmother can be quite mean, and *does* chop off her daughter's toes like in the Grimm version, the protagonist-narrator makes sure the stepmother is portrayed as a normal--if occasionally vindictive--human being, albeit a greedy and lazy one) and the "happily ever after" seems reasonable from a modern/cynical perspective (as in, just getting married to a prince doesn't necessarily equal having a happy life).
It's a really quick read, and the writing is simplistic but engaging. I can't see ever wanting to re-read this, though."
"When I read a book, I don't like to know anything about it. I don't even like to read the back cover, because I want to be able to form my own opinions. So I'm not going to review this by saying what story it is comparable to. I read it before I knew what it was about and it was fun to slowly discover the similarities to the famous story for myself. Not only was this an enjoyable story, it also revealed some truly interesting Chinese culture, which I am always drawn to and love. And who doesn't enjoy a happy ending for a deserving protagonist?"
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