The Stolen Slippers

By Melissa de la Cruz

Book #2 in the Never After series

A twisted fairy tale quest for Cinderella's slippers reveals hidden truths and unexpected heroes.

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336 pages

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Bookroo's summary

Filomena Jefferson-Cho returns to Never After, where fairy tales aren't what they seem. With Cinderella's glass slippers missing, Filomena and her friends, including the charming Jack Stalker, must uncover the truth. Cinderella isn't the innocent princess; her stepsisters, Hortense and Beatrice, are the real heroines. As they navigate a world of deceit and danger, including a stint in the Beast's dungeon, the stakes are high. Can they thwart Cinderella's schemes and fulfill a mysterious prophecy, or will the fairy tale end in disaster? Join this thrilling adventure to discover who truly deserves a happily ever after.

From the publisher

Discover a new middle-grade fantasy saga from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Descendants series, Melissa de la Cruz, where real life and fairy tales collide! Tossed back into the not-so-familiar fairy-tale world of Never After, Filomena Jefferson-Cho and her friends set off on another adventure . . . this time in search of Cinderella’s glass slipper. Or rather, glass slippers. It turns out the classic story of Cinderella is full of lies–starting with how Cinderella herself is far from the innocent heroine everyone thinks she is. She is manipulative and cunning–willing to do anything to be the princess of Eastphalia. The real heroines of her story are her “wicked” stepsisters, Hortense and Beatrice, who aren’t actually wicked at all! With the help of the dashing Jack Stalker, adorable Alastair, and glamorous Gretel, Filomena must track down the slippers, which may be the key to a certain mysterious prophecy . . . And when Filomena and Beatrice get tossed into the Beast’s dungeon, all hope seems to be lost. Will the conniving Cinderella shatter everyone’s hopes for a true un-twisted ending? Or will Filomena and her friends secure the happily ever after Cinderella’s stepsisters deserve?

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