Cinder je šesnaestogodišnja kiborgica koja živi u Novom Pekingu, futurističkom gradu u Istočnom Commonwealthu, sa svojim polusestrama i užasnom maćehom. Vrlo vješt mehaničar, Cinder ima štand na tržnici, a posjećuje je princ Kai i traži od nje da mu popravi androida. Izbijanje smrtonosne bolesti letumoze brzo se širi tržištem i sve se počinje rasplitati. Cinderin svijet će se promijeniti dok ona pokušava spasiti život svoje polusestre i, u konačnici, cijelog planeta.
Neka studenti ilustriraju teme u Cinderu autorice Marisse Meyer koristeći primjere iz teksta.
Storyboard Tekst
COURAGE
Levana plans to kill you once you are married!
At least I am not going into it blindly.
ACCEPTANCE and CONNECTION
You are not going to the ball. You don't belong there.
Although she knows that her life is at risk, Cinder feels the need and responsibility to protect her country and its people. One example of this is when she goes to the ball, knowing that Queen Levana is there and wants her dead, in order to prevent Kai from agreeing to marry the Queen.
Cinder lives with her horrible stepmother and her two stepsisters. Peony, the youngest, shows caring and kindness towards Cinder, but she dies from letumosis. Because Cinder is a cyborg, people dislike her and are afraid of her, even though they may not know her. Cinder longs for a connection with someone.