Everyone knows the tale of Hansel & Gretel but this one is quite different and certainly reads as the title forecasts, as dark and Grimm. Yes, the familiar story is there but the twists and turns are most unexpected and take you down paths that are somewhat reminiscent of other Grimm tales. Quirky, scary and funny, this tale has deep truths and remarkable vision into the heart and soul of people of all ages. Companion book: In a Glass Grimmly with another title to be released in October 2013.

Similar authors: Lemony Snickett; Michael Buckley

Similar books: The Sisters Grimm series and the Series of Unfortunate Events.

Awards nominated: Rebecca Caudill Award

Awards nominated: 2014 Rebecca Caudill Nominee

Reviewed by: adf

Date read: 2/19/2013

ISBN-10: 0525423346

ISBN-13: 9780525423348

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This book tells a slightly scary story about a teeny-tiny woman who finds a bone in a graveyard. What will she do when the owner of the bone comes looking for it? Read this folk tale rewritten for beginning readers and find out what happens! (Reading Level 2.1)

Reviewed by: emc

Date read: 6/29/2011

ISBN-10: 9780140376258

ISBN-13: 9780140376258

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Ted's little sister, Vicki, has a new friend named Marella, and she's a ghost. Vicki isn't afraid of Marella, who's a little girl like she is, but she is afraid of the bad lady who is chasing Marella. While investigating the ghost, Ted discovers a journal, left by his great-great-grandmother, Winifred, relating her story of assisting runaway slaves who drowned in the canal behind the house. And Ted's family still lives there. Why are the ghosts following Ted's sister? Was his house really a station in the Underground Railroad?

Similar books: Ghost Soldier by Elaine Marie Alphin; The Backyard Ghost by Lynn Cullen; The Battlefield Ghost by Margery Cuyler

Reviewed by: sc

Date read: 4/13/2009

ISBN-10: 0152064672

ISBN-13: 9780152064679

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'Three little ghosties sat on their posties, eating burnt toasties, telling big boasties,' about whom they had scared. But when they set off to scare some girlsies and boyses, who will be the ones running for their momsies?

Reviewed by: mec

Date read: 10/21/2009

ISBN-13: 9781582347110

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Drew isn't happy to be away from his parents for the summer at his great-aunt's spooky house. Strange things are happening, like when he smells food that isn't in the house and sees faint images of women crying next to his bedroom door. Then one night, a boy who looks just like him emerges from the attic. It turns out that the boy comes from the past, where he is dying. The only way he can survive is if Drew agrees to switch places with him. Drew agrees, and suddenly he is living eighty years in the past, pretending to be someone he's not. Will Drew ever find his way back home?

Reviewed by: emc

Date read: 1/28/2010

ISBN-10: 0395665566

ISBN-13: 9780395665565

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