![]() ![]() Scientists searched for a cure but Earthens still died by the hundreds… among them, the Emperor, and Cinder’s human “sister.” It started with small blue marks on neck or chest, and quickly consumed a body. Nobody knew where the plague had originated. ![]() If people in the market knew she was a cyborg, they’d never approach her again and Cinder would lose her reputation as New Beijing’s best mechanic.īut her reputation did no good when the market was closed, as it closed on the morning that the local baker noticed blue bruises on her own body and was hauled away, screaming. Too bad she had to keep it hidden, just like she kept her metallic hand inside a glove. ![]() But new feet were expensive, so when she was finally able to hide enough money from her guardian, she bought a sleek new appendage. It was too small, for one thing, it was old, and it hurt. But as you’ll see in the new book “Cinder” by Marissa Meyer, that magical feeling didn’t just carry you through your childhood. Then you grew up, and you began to think that fairy tales were just for kids. There was magic in a fairy tale, there were monsters and evil queens, and you had to use your imagination to see it all. Once upon a time, you loved princes and princesses, gnomes, and castles with moats and dragons. ![]()
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