The Rough-Face Girl

By (author): "David Shannon, Rafe Martin"
The Rough-Face Girl
ISBN0399218599
ISBN139780399218590
AsinThe Rough-Face Girl
CharactersRough-Face girl, Invisible being
Original titleThe Rough-Face Girl
In a village by the shores of Lake Ontario lived an invisible being. All the young women wanted to marry him because he was rich, powerful, and supposedly very handsome. But to marry the invisible being the women had to prove to his sister that they had seen him. And none had been able to get past the sister's stern, all-knowing gaze.Then came the Rough-Face girl, scarred from working by the fire. Could she succeed where her beautiful, cruel sisters had failed?From Algonquin Indian folklore comes one of the most haunting, powerful versions of the Cinderella tale ever told.