ADELITA: A MEXICAN CINDERELLA, by Tommie De PaolaAR Level: 3.3 Points: .5
Interest Level: Elementary
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This is the story of Adelita, a beautiful Mexican girl whose mother died shortly after her birth. She is raised by her father and Esperanza, a housemaid who has been with the family for many years. One day her father tells her he has decided to remarry. He marries Dona Micaela, who brings her two daughters, Valentina and Dulce to live with them. Even though her new stepmother favored her own daughters over Adelita, Adelita did not harbor ill will towards her. Then suddenly, her father died from an illness and everything changed—Her stepmother sent Esperanza away and forced Adelita to work as a servant for her and her daughters. Check this book out from the library to find out how this Cinderella story ends!
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