Bound by Donna Jo Napoli


Bound by Donna Jo Napoli

This is essentially a Cinderella story set in ancient China. Xing Xing is the mistreated--practically enslaved step child. It is very interesting and suspenseful, plus I believe that Donna Jo Napoli is careful to preserve historic details.

Here is what the card catalog says:

"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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