Twisted Fairy Tales Contributor(s): McHugh, Maura (Author), Laurie, Jane (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0764165887 ISBN-13: 9780764165887 Publisher: B.E.S. Publishing
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Hardcover Published: February 2013 * Out of Print * |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Fairy Tales & Folklore - Adaptations |
Dewey: FIC |
LCCN: 2012943308 |
Age Level: 11-17 |
Grade Level: 6-12 |
Physical Information: 0.8" H x 7.7" W x 9.8" L (1.45 lbs) 144 pages |
Features: Dust Cover, Ikids, Illustrated, Price on Product, Price on Product - Canadian, Table of Contents |
Review Citations: Voice of Youth Advocates 06/01/2013 - Recommended - Readable School Library Journal 02/01/2014 pg. 126 Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2013 pg. 148 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Twisted Fairy Tales is a new anthology of very old tales--but tales with gothic twists of plot guaranteed to astound and terrify even the most fearless readers. These re-told stories include-- * Snow White * Rapunzel * Little Red Hood * The Cinder Wench * Beauty and the Beast * Pinocchio * The Goose Girl * The Pied Piper of Hamelin * and twelve more Well-known tales get gruesome revisions--in many cases bringing them closer to the dark, sinister ways they were told eons ago. Several tales in this book are based on chilling versions collected by the brothers Grimm in the nineteenth century. For example, this new collection presents a Cinderella who, like the heroine in the brothers Grimm story, is known as the Cinder Wench. In this version, readers will discover a young lady tormented by a stepmother who is far more wicked and frightening than the villain we find in most of today's watered-down renditions. All who relish the macabre atmosphere that dominates the Cinder Wench's tale will want to acquaint themselves with all stories in this scary collection. They'll find-- |
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