1. The book that I am reading is Cinder Edna. One of the new words that I learned in this book and that I can use in my everyday language is forlornly. It means pitifully sad and abandoned or lonely. The sentence from the text where I found the word is: Suddenly Randolph noticed a woman in rags, sitting forlornly among the cinders in the corner. I can use it in the following sentence: After being away from my family for three months, I felt forlornly.
2. One of the connections I made with this book is a text-to-text connection to Cinderella. The story tells of Cinder Edna who spends her days cleaning for her evil stepmother and stepsisters. She hears of a ball and decides to go. She ends up meeting the love of her life and lives happily ever after. When I read this it made me think of Cinderella because in that story,…show more content… My opinion/perception of the book changed when I found out Cinder Edna wasn’t just like Cinderella. My opinion/perception changed because this story wasn’t your typical fairytale. Now, I would recommend this reading to a third or fourth grade class. It teaches a great lesson and it’s entertaining.
10. The part that intrigued me the most was when Rupert found Cinder Edna. I think this because I began to root for Cinder Edna’s happiness like it was that of someone I knew in real life. I could relate to Cinder Edna because I also have to work hard for what I want in life.
11. The title of the book is appropriate because it is the name of the main character and it doesn’t give away too much of the story. Another title would be unnecessary because the current one suits the story well.
12. I recommend this book because as I mentioned before, it is not your typical fairytale. It teaches several life lessons such as “Do it yourself” and “Hard work pays off.” The book also shows how you can have more than one way to solve the same problem. This ties into that having a different point-of-view than someone else is okay, and that both people can be
