100 Scope Notes
Tag: Fairy Tales
Reclaiming Magic: The Secret History of Fairy Tales, a guest post by R. M. Romero
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.
Book Review: The Rat Queen by Pete Hautman
An excellent story about truth, betrayal, responsibility, and consequences. A fantastic read.
Book Review: The Magic Fish by Trung Le Nguyen
Is this just a list of gushing love and appreciation instead of an actual professional-sounding book review? YES.
More Recent Posts
When Fairy Tales Meet Filipino Legends: The Stories That Shaped My Childhood, a guest post by Rin Chupeco
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.
Tale as Old as Time: Fairy Tales, Mythology and Folktales Retold – a booklist for the 2020 SRP reading theme
A list of middle grade and young adult fairy tale retellings for the 2020 summer reading theme Imagine Your Story.
Book Review: Grump: The (Fairly) True Tale of Snow White and the Seven Dwarves by Liesl Shurtliff
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 […]
ADVERTISEMENT
Book Review: Beast in the Mirror by Laura Bradley Rede
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 […]
ADVERTISEMENT
Archives
ADVERTISEMENT
Trending on the SLJ Blog Network
Follow This Blog
Enter your email address below to receive notifications of new blog posts by email.