Of Giants and Ice
Book description
When Rory realizes fairy tales are the real deal at Ever After School, she embarks on a classic quest to fulfill her destiny in this "fast-paced combination of middle school realism and fairy-tale fantasy" (Kirkus Reviews).
Rory Landon has spent her whole life being known as the daughter of a…
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I once pitched this to a friend as “Percy Jackson but with fairy tales.” I stand by that.
It occurs to me that most of my picks for my list have been middle grade titles, and this book gets to the heart of why. It has all the magic and wonder of the school experience I wished on a star for as a child. The combination of princesses and magical engineers, political intrigue and romance—I fell in love with it and found myself swept away.
If I could go back in time and go to Bach’s school instead of my…
From Mary's list on retelling that tangle multiple fairy tales.
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