Yet Another Cinderella Story

The book I read is called Bella at Midnight by Diane Stanley. Isabelle was highborn, but cast-off after her mother’s death shortly after her birth by her crazed, grief stricken father. She was then raised by peasants, and befriended the youngest prince, Prince Julian. Meanwhile, a newly widowed sailor’s wife and her two daughters are forced into poverty. The widow, Matilda, is forced to turn to her wealthy sister and brother-in-law for help. They help her by forcing her to wed Edward, who happened to be Bella’s father. Bella is then forced to return to her father’s home, where is she is unwelcome. The one day, when her stepsister comes home from court talking about the new king’s plan to invade the neighboring kingdom, therefore putting his brother Julian’s life in danger, Bella decides that she will go and warn him of this plan, and hopefully save his life. I loved this book immensely because of its action, romance, interesting characters, and the changes in point of view. I would highly, highly recommend this book to any teen who likes magic, action, and/or romance.

I read Paige by Judy Baer. 16 year-old Paige Bradshaw’s peaceful life is disrupted when a mysterious man comes to her farm, claiming to be her late grandmother’s first child from another marriage. Paige’s parents decide the man, Samuel Gardner, is a crook that’s after the inheritance money. Paige then decides to solve this mystery. But somebody doesn’t want her to find the truth, and tries to stop her.
The author’s message is promises are important. She shows this through the characters. Paige promised Gardner to look for proof of another baby’s existence for him, and she kept that promise to the end. Mrs. Emma Smead, an elderly neighbor and girlhood friend of Paige’s grandma, Sarah, kept all the promises she made long ago, even though Sarah was dead. Sarah had promised the child’s adoptive family that she would “relinquish all claim” to the child, and even though it broke her heart, she kept that promise. I agree completely because I think that promises are important and should be kept. I would highly recomend this book to anyone who likes mysteries and a dash of romance.

One Adjective

One Adjective that would describe me is unpredictable. One minute I can be an angry monster then suddenly I’m laughing at myself. It can also be hard to predict my reaction to things. Sometimes I’ll be calm and unfazed, and then later I will fume and maybe even cry about that same thing. Sometimes I’m sarcastic and sometimes I’m straightforward. I have been known not to know my own mind and other times I’ve been known to be very stubborn. In conclusion, nobody really knows what I’ll do next, not even me!