If I Have a Wicked Stepmother
What do you think?
1. What are some of the difficulties that members of a blended family face? Do you think it is harder on the parents or the children?
2. In the classic Cinderella fairy tale, Cinderella is “rescued” by the prince. Is Lucy different - does she change her life, or is she “rescued” by someone/something else?
3. Do you think the “happy ending” resolution for the book is realistic? Does it add to or subtract from the book?
If you liked this book, try these titles:
Cinderella 2000 by Mavis Jukes, 2000
Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine, 2004Ginger bread by Rachel Cohn, 2002Other books by Melissa Kantor:
The Breakup Bible, 2007
Confessions of a Not It Girl, 2006
