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Adelita : a Mexican Cinderella story / written and illustrated by Tomie dePaola.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons, 2002.Description: 1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 29 cmISBN:
  • 0399238662
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 398.2/0972/02 21
LOC classification:
  • PZ8.D437 Ad 2002
Summary: After the death of her mother and father, Adelita is badly mistreated by her stepmother and stepsisters until she finds her own true love at a grand fiesta.
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Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's NonFiction 398.2 D419a Checked out 07/15/2024 33111003645039
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Poor Adelita! Night and day she slaves in the kitchen, and still her stepmother forbids her to attend Javier's party. But with the help of the old servant Esperanza, she disguises herself in a beautiful rebozo, or shawl, and wins Javier's heart. The next day Javier spies the rebozo in Adelita's window, and soon they live muy felices por siempre-happily ever after! Based on Cinderella, Adelita is a wonderfully original story with a spicy Mexican flavor. Incorporating simple Spanish words against a stunning backdrop of Mexican colors and designs, Tomie dePaola has created an instant classic that will delight his many fans.

After the death of her mother and father, Adelita is badly mistreated by her stepmother and stepsisters until she finds her own true love at a grand fiesta.

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