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127 pp.
| Cavendish |
October, 2010 |
TradeISBN 978-0-7614-5793-0$15.99
(3)
YA
After a sassy introductory author’s note (on Little Red's parents' choice of names: "We'll just call our youngest daughter after an article of clothing"), Vande Velde presents eight short-story retellings that riff on the well-known classic. The tales cleverly echo the original, with sharp allusions and interesting points of departure. It's an entertaining exercise.