CeeCee: Underground Railroad Cinderella
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- Synopsis
- A Cinderella retelling with a young enslaved girl in the title role. On a Maryland plantation, CeeCee&’s story doesn&’t end with a prince, but a different type of rescue.By author-to-watch Shana Keller and illustrated by Coretta Scott King Honor and NAACP Image Award winner Laura Freeman, this classic fairy tale reimagined is one you won&’t soon forget.CeeCee is a young enslaved girl growing up alongside the two spoiled daughters she must work for on a plantation in Maryland. She takes care of them, catering to their every whim and suffering their casual cruelty. She learns to read by listening to their lessons and stories with the threat of punishment if caught.CeeCee receives help from the caring cook, Binty, and hope comes in the form of a different kind of escape. CeeCee chances everything for the possibility of a new life.While many are familiar with the traditional Cinderella story, this retelling is sure to empower and uplift a new generation of young readers.
- Copyright:
- 2025
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- Book Size:
- 32 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9781632893611
- Related ISBNs:
- 9781623543891
- Publisher:
- Charlesbridge
- Date of Addition:
- 08/12/25
- Copyrighted By:
- Shana Keller
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Children's Books, Literature and Fiction
- Grade Levels:
- Kindergarten, First grade, Second grade, Third grade, Pre-Kindergarten
- Reading Age:
- 4–8
- Submitted By:
- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.