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Strings

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Time 1 hour, 4 minutes

Reads 66
Votes 8
Parts 8
Time 1 hour, 4 minutes

fiction historical pinocchio retelling teen

Enter the estate of Master Mangiafuoco in Italy, 1879. 17-year old Penelope is one of twelve young ballerinas who lives and trains at the Grande Teatro finishing school housed here. It's the only life that Penny has ever known. Until it isn't. Flashes of conflicting memories and glimpses of a time before the estate convince Penny that everything here is not as it seems. Cricket, the kitchen boy who might be the love that Penny has forgotten, tries to help Penny escape the fantasy of Grande Teatro in search of reality-her true family and freedom. But at every turn, the Master stops her, keeping her afraid and constrained, controlling her mind and her heart, pulling the STRINGS.All Rights Reserved

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