![]() ![]() ![]() Still, this might please some of the kids seeking "scary books", depending on what they're looking for. While there were definitely some horrible bits, I don't know that I'd classify it as a scary book. ![]() I read this as part of Angela's Readers' Advisory Challenge for a horror book. This volume also stands quite nicely on its own the books don't need to be read in order. Fans of the first book won't be disappointed. It's filled with adventure and I really enjoyed spotting the tales I recognized as they are woven into Jack and Jill's story. I liked this one just as much as A Tale Dark and Grimm. And along the way they meet goblins and mermaids and giants and many other fantastical creatures. Rejected by the ones they care for most, Jack and Jill set off on a quest. Jill desires beauty, or at least her vain mother's approval. ![]() Jack wants to be accepted and become friends with the boys who live in his town, boys who have made fun of Jack for as long as he can remember. Jack and Jill are cousins, each desiring something they can't have. This companion book to A Tale Dark and Grimm features cameos from many well-known and little-known fairy tales. As our intrepid narrator says: "Once upon a time. Review copy provided by my local library.Īdam Gidwitz, author of A Tale Dark and Grimm, is back with another bloody, gross, action-packed fairy tale romp. ![]()
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