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354 pp.
| Dutton |
October, 2013 |
TradeISBN 978-0-525-42615-8$16.99
(2)
4-6
From the beginning, when their wicked stepfather tricks Jorinda into thinking she has decapitated Joringal (A Tale Dark & Grimm; In a Glass Grimmly), this is gruesome, grisly fun. It's not until the siblings visit the narrator in his Brooklyn classroom that they learn the importance of telling their stories. Despite the gleeful horror, this is ultimately a warm and empathetic novel.
Reviewer: Susan Dove Lempke
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