Cinder by by Marissa Meyer

Cinder by Marissa Meyer


Cinder is part robot and doesn't know why.  The people of New Beijing are not in favor of having cyborgs around, so Cinder hides this part of herself as much as she can.  Many suspect cyborgs are the cause of the plague which is killing lots of people.  As the title suggests, Cinder has an evil stepmother and two stepsisters (one awful, one sweet).  Cinder is a very good mechanic--possibly because she is part machine herself.  Enter the prince, who has a mystery problem with his nanny robot.  He seeks Cinder because she is the best.  Meanwhile, Cinder's sweet stepsister gets sick and the Prince gets engaged to the horrible Queen of the Moon, whose people seem to be just waiting to attack.  Cinder soon realizes that her past, shrouded in mystery, is related to the mysterious lunar people and she may be the only person who can save the earth.

 I read all the books in this science fiction intergalactic space adventure.  Meyer brings in other fairy-tale based characters and weaves together an intricate and interesting saga. 

 -MS

 Hear one of our students tell about this book:
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwyRZf4eFlHGMEhHMTluOEZuX0E&authuser=0

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