The Grimm Conclusion

Once upon a time, fairy tales were grim.

Cinderella's stepsisters got their eyes pecked out by birds.

Rumpelstiltskin ripped himself in half.

And in a tale called "The Mouse, the Bird, and the Sausage," a mouse, a bird, and a sausage all talk to each other. Yes, the sausage talks. (Okay, I guess that one's not that grim...)

Those are the real fairy tales.

But they have nothing on the story I'm about to tell.

This is the darkest fairy tale of all. Also, it is the weirdest. And the bloodiest.

It is the grimmest tale I have ever heard.

And I am sharing it with you.

Two children venture through forests, flee kingdoms, face ogres and demons and monsters, and, ultimately, find their way home. Oh yes, and they may die. Just once or twice.

That's right. Fairy tales
Are
Awesome.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Dutton Books for Young Readers
Published: 10/08/2013
ISBN: 9780525426158
Pages: 344
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.90w x 1.50d

Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 09/15/2013
Publishers Weekly 09/30/2013
Booklist 11/15/2013 pg. 48
School Library Journal 12/01/2013 pg. 113
Shelf Awareness 12/03/2013
Horn Book Magazine 01/01/2014 pg. 91
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2014 pg. 77 - Superior,Well Above Average

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 163308 / Grimm Conclusion
Reading Level: 4.5 / Interest Level: Middle Grade / Point Value: 8