Twisted Fairy Tales

October 10, 2013 by Karen Jensen, MLS

Take 5: Through the Looking Glass

Twisted fairy tales are nothing new and there are a slew of them. This fall TV season, however, Once Upon a Time is getting a bit more specific with a special Alice in Wonderland themed spinoff (on ABC). In case you didn’t know it, there is also a very popular Alice video game called Alice […]

January 9, 2013 by Karen Jensen, MLS

MG Review: Whatever After, If the Shoe Fits by Sarah Mlynowski (with a TPIB)

It’s always about the shoe. The shoe has to fit in order for the Prince to discover Cinderella’s true identity. But what if Cinderella had an injury and her foot swelled up like a balloon? And what if the fairy godmother refused to make everything better, insisting instead that Cinderella learn how to make her […]

September 19, 2012 by Karen Jensen, MLS

Once Upon a Time Top 10: Twisted Fairy Tales

upon a time girls were locked in towers and saved by princes. Today, sometimes we lock boys in towers and the princess gets to save the day. Fairy tales are tricky business. Here we just spent the last week talking about YA lit and how it influences body image, and now we’re talking about fairy […]