Cinders

From the Series Lorimer Real Love

  • Interest Level: Grade 9 - Grade 12
  • Reading Level: Grade 4

After seventeen-year-old Ash’s mother dies, Ash is left with her mother’s boyfriend and his children. They bully her by posting embarrassing pictures and making her do their homework. Ash’s only solace is the app she developed to help people being cyber-bullied.

Calling herself @Cinders, Ash chats online with a girl named @Charming. Discovering @Charming is Char, a singer who goes to Ash’s school, Ash comes to admire Char’s courage in self-identifying as a lesbian. Char helps Ash help others, instead of being bitter. Ash finally feels like someone sees that she is special and supports her.

A modern Cinderella, Cinders tells the story of overcoming adversity and bullying with kindness and compassion.

Distributed in the U.S by Lerner Publishing Group

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Interest Level Grade 9 - Grade 12
Reading Level Grade 4
Genre High/Low, Young Adult
Category Diverse Books: LGBTQIA+, Diversity
Copyright 2019
Publisher James Lorimer and Company Ltd., Publishers
Imprint Lorimer Children & Teens
Language English
Number of Pages 168
Publication Date 2019-01-01
Text Type Fiction—Romance
BISACS YAF052040, YAF017010, YAF018080
Dewey [Fic]
Dimensions 5.25 x 7.5
Lexile 570
Features Author/Illustrator biography and Reviewed

Author: Mette Bach

Mette Bach is the author of the Lorimer SideStreets novels Femme and Killer Drop and the Real Love titles Love Is Love, You're You, Cinders and Charming. Bach lives in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Reviews

School Library Journal

“These modern romances. . . .effectively tie in contemporary themes like bullying and social media while presenting relatable characters embracing their sexuality.”—School Library Journal