Cinderellis and the Glass Hill (The Princess Tales #4)
Author: Gail Carson Levine
Desc: Ralph said "Rain tomorrow." Burt said "Barley needs it. You're covered with cinders Ellis." Ralph thought that was funny. "That's funny." He laughed. "That's what we should call him-- Cinderellis." Burt guffawed. In this unusual spin on an old favorite Cinderella is a boy! He's Cinderellis and he has two unfriendly brothers and no fairy godmother to help him out. Luckily he does have magical powders and he intends to use them to win the hand of his Princess Charming-- that is Marigold. The only problem is-- Marigold thinks Cinderellis is a monster! Gail Carson Levine is the author of Ella Enchanted a spirited retelling of the "real" Cinderella fairy tale and a 1998 Newberry Honor Book. In this fourth of her Princess Tales Levine brings new life and new fun into a little-known tale and proves that determination imagination and kindness can carry the day.