Valerie Burke

Valerie Burke’s retelling of the “Armenian Cinderella” is set in contemporary America. Unlike most “Cinderella” tellings, this one features a biological family no stepmother or stepsisters and no lost item. Valerie notices that this is one of the few versions that is actually romantic, since the prince loves “Cinderella” and finds her without an identifying token. Rather than dancing at a ball, Valerie’s protagonist and her love interest are teammates on a hockey team. Valerie Burke is from New Jersey and is in her third year at Iowa, majoring in English & Creative Writing on the publishing track.

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