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Rapunzel, the One with All the Hair

Rapunzel, the One With All the Hair by Wendy Mass. The Kindle version is only $2.51! Just like Mass’s retelling of Sleeping Beauty, this is told from alternating viewpoints.  In one chapter we meet Rapunzel, snatched away from her parents … Continue reading

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Entwined

Entwined by Heather Dixon Another version of The Dancing Princesses, Entwined is a lovely mix of enchantment and humor.  Azalea, the oldest of the twelve princesses makes a promise to her mother that she will take care of her sisters.  … Continue reading

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Sleeping Beauty – The One Who Took the Really Long Nap

Twice Upon a Time #2: Sleeping Beauty, The One Who Took the Really Long Nap by Wendy Mass Wendy Mass is super popular right now, which probably explains the recent reissue of this 2006 publication.  It was a completely uninspired … Continue reading

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Mirror Mirror

Mirror Mirror: A Book of Reversible Verse by Marilyn Singer Marilyn Singer has created a special fairy tale world, one where up is down and down is up.  Each page features two poems, a special set Singer calls a reverso. … Continue reading

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A Tale Dark and Grimm

A Tale Dark and Grimm by Adam Gidwitz Gidwitz fills his dark tale with warnings to remove young children, no really, do it now.  And despite the light, joking tone,  he is not kidding in the least.  What follows is … Continue reading

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Rapunzel’s Revenge

Rapunzel’s Revenge by Shannon Hale and Dean Hale In this retelling of Rapunzel, our heroine is living in a world reminiscent of the Wild West.  The evil witch who stole her is called Mother Gothel and rules over a large … Continue reading

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Princess of the Midnight Ball

The Princess of the Midnight Ball is a retelling of the Twelve Dancing Princesses, and while Jessica Day George makes a largely uninteresting and unromantic fairy tale into something with likable characters and a far more magical plot, it could … Continue reading

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The 13 Clocks

The 13 Clocks by James Thurber Source of Miscellany: This was a gift from my twelfth grade English teacher, who has known me since I was two.  As you can imagine there are pros and cons to this situation.  On … Continue reading

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