Saturday, November 10, 2012

Bach, Shelby. Of Giants and Ice.


Bach, Shelby.  Of Giants and Ice.   Simon & Schuster  352p  $15.99      978-1-4424-3146-1 ms          VG-BN      

Rory Landon, the daughter of a divorced movie-star mother and a director father, is starting the year at yet another school.  And, once again, there has to be something for her to do after school.  When the Ever After School, a new program, begins, she jumps at the chance to be in a place where her parents are unknown.  She discovers that all is not quite as it seems when she encounters a fire-breathing dragon on her first day.  As time passes, she finds more and more links to the world found in classic fairy tales.  The other students in the program are “characters in training,” waiting for a chance to fulfill their destinies.  Rory is chosen to accompany her best friend Lena and Chase, the son of Jack of beanstalk fame.  They must climb the magic beanstalk and rescue the golden harp from danger.
 
This is the first book in the Ever After series
, and it will have readers breathlessly awaiting the sequel.  The characters are intriguing, the plot exciting, and it is filled with traditional fairy tale characters in unusual positions.  The book does a very good job of melding everyday middle-school life with that of the classic stories for a fun read that will entice readers into further investigations of the iconic tales.  It is highly recommended for middle-school libraries.   -- Susan Ogintz 

Fairy tales – Fiction, Fantasy – Fiction          

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