The Rough-Face Girl

The Rough-Face GirlFrom Algonquin Indian folklore comes one of the most haunting, powerful versions of the Cinderella tale ever told. In a village by the shores of Lake Ontario lived an invisible being. All the young women wanted to marry him because he was rich, powerful, and supposedly very handsome. But to marry the invisible being the women had to prove to his sister that they had seen him. And none had been able to get past the sister's stern, all knowing gaze.

From Algonquin Indian folklore comes one of the most haunting, powerful versions of the Cinderella tale ever told.

In a village by the shores of Lake Ontario lived an invisible being. All the young women wanted to marry him because he was rich, powerful, and supposedly very handsome. But to marry the invisible being the women had to prove to his sister that they had seen him. And none had been able to get past the sister's stern, all-knowing gaze.

Then came the Rough-Face girl, scarred from working by the fire. Could she succeed where her beautiful, cruel sisters had failed?

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
Published: 04/29/1992
ISBN: 9780399218590
Pages: 32
Weight: 0.86lbs
Size: 11.30h x 8.74w x 0.40d
Award: Golden Sower Award - Winner
Award: Black-Eyed Susan Award - Nominee

Review Citations: Booklist 04/15/1992 pg. 1533
School Library Journal 05/01/1992 pg. 124
Multicultural Review 09/01/2002 pg. 30
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/1992 - Superior,Well Above Average
Publishers Weekly 04/13/1992

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 6140 / Rough-Face Girl
Reading Level: 4 / Interest Level: Lower Grade / Point Value: 0.5