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   Cordelia Lu Hankins is the half Caucasian, half Chinese – and all albino. She has grown up in a remote lumber town with her distant father and a giant stepmother nicknamed Babe (after Paul Bunyan's blue ox), convinced she is ugly. Then, in the summer of 1918, when she is fourteen, she falls in love with the dashing Squirl. One day they meet on the mountain and Cordy receives her first kiss, as well as a wild ride down a log flume that gets Squirl fired.

   Determined to follow him, Cordy runs away. She begins an exciting adventure that takes her to the sideshows of Seattle's Luna Park, where her unusual looks bring her fame. But her journey also brings tragedy in this thought-provoking coming-of-age novel with remarkable, original heroine.

REVIEWS:

   An ALA Best Book for Young Adults

   “The plot roars along like a log flume running down a mountain, and readers will be swept breathlessly along.”--The Bulletin

   “A memorable, Prohibition-era cast of hustlers and sideshow performers lights up this tale...Cinderella trades her prince for the determination to choose her own shoes in this brawling bildungsroman.” -- Kirkus Reviews