Toads and diamonds
A retelling of the Perrault fairy tale set in pre-colonial India, in which two stepsisters receive gifts from a goddess and each walks her own path to find her gift's purpose, discovering romance along the way.
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Henry Holt,
2010.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
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| Summary: | A retelling of the Perrault fairy tale set in pre-colonial India, in which two stepsisters receive gifts from a goddess and each walks her own path to find her gift's purpose, discovering romance along the way. |
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| Physical Description: | 278 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Awards: | A Junior Library Guild selection |
| ISBN: | 9780805089684 (hc : alk. paper) 0805089683 (hc : alk. paper) |
| Author Notes: | Heather Tomlinson has taught English in Paris and French in the U.S. She lives on a houseboat in southern California with her engineer husband , her baby boy, and cats X, Y, and Z. |
