Cinder by Marissa Mayer

Cinder lives in New Beijing, when she meets prince Kai, she must hide her true identity. When tragedy strikes her family and when the prince invites her to the ball, Cinder must choose between saving her country and her love for Kai.

This first book of The Luna Chronicles offers a picture of how the human race changed after a catastrophic war. Lunars have been trying to control the Earth by using "special powers" and the citizens of the commonwealth are struggling with the plague.

I really enjoyed reading this science fiction novel and recommend it to students to junior high and high school grades. You'll relate many of the events to Cinderella but with added twists and turns!