
100 Scope Notes
July 12, 2023 by Amanda MacGregor
Fairy tales deal with serious issues that range from parental abuse to falling in love to leaving home for the first time. They’re more than just moral instruction; they’re survival guides wrapped up in magic.
October 14, 2022 by Amanda MacGregor
An excellent story about truth, betrayal, responsibility, and consequences. A fantastic read.
November 10, 2020 by Amanda MacGregor
Is this just a list of gushing love and appreciation instead of an actual professional-sounding book review? YES.
February 13, 2020 by Amanda MacGregor
In her new book, Wicked As You Wish, Chupeco celebrates the outsiders, the people who grew up with varying cultures and influences and who sometimes felt like there wasn’t any place they completely belong.
January 27, 2020 by Karen Jensen, MLS
A list of middle grade and young adult fairy tale retellings for the 2020 summer reading theme Imagine Your Story.
May 29, 2018 by Amanda MacGregor
Publisher’s description From the New York Times bestselling author of Rump, comes the true story behind another unlikely hero: a grumpy dwarf who gets tangled up in Snow White’s feud with the wicked queen. Ever since he was a dwarfling, Borlen (nicknamed “Grump”) has dreamed of visiting The Surface, so when opportunity knocks, he leaves his cavern home […]
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March 31, 2015 by Amanda MacGregor
In Beast in the Mirror, a novella by Laura Bradley Rede, the story of Beauty and the Beast is reimagined with an interesting twist—Beast is a girl. 17-year-old Bella, a model, is just out of rehab for anorexia. She flies to Ireland to meet up with her cousin James, a photographer. Bella explains that […]
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