Book Report: Cinderella Cleaners

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The title of the book that I have read for the book report is Cinderella Cleaners: Change of a Dress. The author of the book is Maya Gold. There are two settings for this story which is in New York and Cinderella Cleaners but most of the action took placed in Cinderella Cleaners. The author chose this settings because it is where Diana found out the ticket and where she went. Diana Donato is the main character of the story. She studies at the Weehawken Middle School and great at acting but also wanted to be a fashion designer. Diana is only 13years old, eighth grader. She loves prowling through thrift stores. She has been inn every fall play since she started Middle School. Fay Donato is the stepmother of Diana. Jessica Munson is the best …show more content…
She saw that it is a VIP ticket for the play: Angel. Angel is the greatest musical Broadway which is in New York. She planned to go to New York so she can watch the show because Adam Kessler is one of the actors who will be in the show’s cast. Well, she successfully watched the show and even better, she actually had the time to talk to Adam. But later on, her lies were revealed. The good thing was that her father and stepmother didn’t know it. The goal of the main character is to go to the greatest musical Broadway and to be able to talk to the superstar, Adam Kessler. Diana was trying to hide her secrets so that she won’t get caught by her father. The one that was working against the character is her lies. The climax of the story is that when Diana was able to go to New York and watched the play. The message of the book is that you should not lie; try to tell the truth because parents always do what they can so that we, their children, will be safe even if we always assume that we are right. This is the message because Diana always lies to his father and does not want to tell the truth. Maybe she does not want to tell the truth because she assumes that her father will get mad and not support her decision. Of course for a parent, they just want what is the best for their children. The author wants me to learn that parents are always there beside to support and tell you what

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