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Rapunzel's Revenge
Shannon Hale (2008), 144 pages
Illustrated by Nathan Hale
Audience: 3rd Grade - 6th Grade
This Rapunzel uses her long braids like lassos and rebels against the wicked Gothel in this graphic novel retelling of the classic fairy tale set in the Wild West. She joins forces with Jack (from Beanstalk fame) to rescue her real mother from the gold mines and destroy Gothel's power once and for all.
Similar books: The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs, by Jon Scieszka,
The Frog Princess, by E. D. Baker
Awards won: 2009 Notable Children's Book / 2009 YALSA Great Graphic Novels for Teens
Reviewed by: djd
Date read: 7/7/2009
ISBN-10: 159990070X
ISBN-13: 9781599900704
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Rapunzel Meets the Wild WestCommenter: Emily, grade 18
In this entirely different take on the fairy tale, husband and wife couple Shannon and Dean Hale write a graphic novel (illustrated by Nathan Hale, no relation to the husband/wife authors), retelling the tale of Rapunzel with a spin. Rather than using her hair to help suitors, Rapunzel uses her long hair to escape from her tower prison, where she has been locked by the woman who claimed to be her mother, Mother Gothel. Mother Gothel rules the whole society by using her growth magic to control agriculture. She rules with cruelty, leaving much of the population in poverty. When Rapunzel finds out what Mother Gothel has done with Rapunzel's real mother, she vows to save the day. Using her braids like lassos and teaming up with Jack, who carries a mysterious goose, Rapunzel's quest takes her on the adventure of a lifetime.
Thank-you Emily!Commenter: St Charles Reader, grade 0
this is a good book read it
Raven's Gate: Book one of the Gatekeepers
Anthony Horowitz (2005), 256 pages
Audience: 6th Grade - 8th Grade
Author Anthony Horowitz takes readers on another fast-paced adventure in book one of the Gatekeepers. Matt, just Matt as he prefers, finds himself in the strangest place ever - Lesser Malling - where everything is not what it seems and everyone is focused on using him to achieve one thing - opening Raven's Gate. With evil lurking everywhere, it is difficult for Matt to discover how he is involved and once he does there is no turning back. Matt has a gift and it is this gift that the Old Ones want. It doesn't matter to them that by taking it Matt will die.
Book Series: Gatekeepers
Reviewed by: adf
Date read: 9/11/2010
ISBN-10: 0439679958
ISBN-13: 9780439679954
With a touch of his hand, Jacob Reckless traveled through the mirror in search of his father into the land where fairy tales come alive. The mirrorworld holds secrets that Jacob must uncover to survive among the warring factions of fairies, Goyl, dwarfs, and humans. Over time, Jacob finds the skills to become a master treasure hunter and is enjoying his role until his brother Will follows him through the mirror and dark magic takes hold. Neither Jacob nor Will can stop the magic that is turning Will into a Goyl, the Jade Goyl of legend, a beast that is destined to follow the whims of the dark Fairy. With Fox, Clara, and a dwarf, Jacob sets forth on a quest to get his brother back - a quest everyone knows is impossible.
Cornelia Funke has created another imaginative fantasy world filled with elements from familiar fairy tales woven into an adventure teeming with unpredicable events.
Similar books: Inkheart, Inkspell, Inkdeath also by Cornelia Funke
Reviewed by: adf
Date read: 11/24/2010
ISBN-10: 031605609X
ISBN-13: 9780316056090
Adam's dad has gone to get the deed to the land. While he is away, three men capture Adam, his mom, and his sister. Will they escape? Will Adam's dad come back in time to help them?
Reviewed by: St. Charles Reader
Date read: 11/5/2009
ISBN-10: 0823406504
ISBN-13: 9780823406500
While helping a beautiful, Aboriginal girl search for her people's missing treasure near the Great Barrier Reef, PC finds himself fighting an evil scientist, and a deadly underwater monster.
Reviewed by: sc
Date read: 3/25/2009
ISBN-10: 0786813091
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