Overview: Cinder is a cyborg human. She does not remember anything before she was a cyborg. She was adopted and taken in by a family with two daughters. Shortly after she was taken in the husband died. Her unkind stepmother continued to allow her to live with them as long as she pulled her own weight. So she had a booth in the market place and worked as a mechanic. Her world begins to change when the crowned prince shows up in her booth needing her to help fix his android. Before long the one sister she cares for becomes ill with the plague. Her stepmother turns her over to the royal testing lab to try and find a cure for the plague. Cinder's adventure in self-discover begins once she meets the royal research doctor. During this time Queen Levana the ruler of the lunar people wants to take over the earth people. She wants to make an alliance with the ruler of Commonwealth. The king has become ill also with the plague. Kai the crowned prince, wants to save his father and his people. He is researching the rumors that Queen Levana killed her niece the Princess Selene. The princess supposedly dead in a fire. But rumors say she was brought to earth and is still alive. He wants to try and find her to return her to her throne and get rid of the hateful and mean Queen. The 126th Annual Ball to celebrate the Eastern Commonwealth is about to happen. Who will attend the Ball? The prince wants Cinder to be his guest. She wants to leave and get as far away from everyone after Peony dies and she discovers she is lunar, plus a cyborg. What other secrets might be discovered from Dr. Erland.
This is book one of the Lunar Chronicle's. Book two is Scarlet.
Grade Level - The publisher suggests 7 - 12 grades. I definitely think it is appropriate in middle school and high school. I think some 5th and 6th advanced readers would also be able to read the book and enjoy it. The lexile level is 790. The genre is Sci-fi/Fantasy with a fairy tale twist.
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