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Swallow, Gerry

Blue in the Face: A Story of Risk, Rhyme, and Rebellion

308 pp. | Bloomsbury | January, 2016 | Trade ISBN 978-1-61963-487-9 $16.99 | Ebook ISBN 978-1-61963-488-6
(3) 4-6 Illustrated by Valerio Fabbretti. After bratty preteen Elspeth passes out mid-tantrum, she wakes in a strange forest populated by fractured nursery-rhyme characters. Though she tries to remain selfish, Elspeth ends up leading the charge against Old King Krool. A rousing battle between good and evil grounds this zany amalgam--with echoes of Dahl and Snicket--of snarky dialogue, dynamic characters, and clever twists on familiar rhymes.
Reviewer: Jenn Matters

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