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A Netflix animated series - Autumn 2021! Reader: beware. Warlocks
with dark spells, hunters with deadly aim, and bakers with ovens
retrofitted for cooking children lurk within these pages. But if
you dare, turn the page and learn the true story of Hansel and
Gretel - the story behind (and beyond) the bread crumbs, edible
houses and outwitted witches. Come on in. It may be frightening,
it's certainly bloody, and it's definitely not for the faint of
heart. 'Gidwitz manages to balance the grisly violence of the
original Grimms' fairy tales with a wonderful sense of humor and
narrative voice. Check it out!' Rick Riordan 'Unlike any children's
book I've ever read. [It] holds up to multiple readings, like the
classic I think it will turn out to be' New York Times 'An
audacious debut that's wicked smart and wicked funny' Publisher's
Weekly, starred review 'Addictively compelling' School Library
Journal, starred review
The beloved, bestselling A Tale Dark & Grimm series is now
available as a box set for the very first time! And don't miss the
Netflix Animated Series of A Tale Dark & Grimm! "A wonderful
sense of humor and narrative voice ... completely fresh and
unique." -Rick Riordan, #1 bestselling author of the Percy Jackson
& the Olympians series "Unlike any children's book I've ever
read. . . . Classic." -New York Times Book Review Never before
available, this brand-new paperback box set is perfect for Adam
Gidwitz fans old and new. This stunning collection includes all
three books in the Newbery Honor-winning author's bestselling
series: A Tale Dark & Grimm In a Glass Grimmly The Grimm
Conclusion Hansel and Gretel. Jack and Jill. Witches, beanstalks,
and talking frogs. Murderous mermaids, giants, and bakers with
ovens just right for baking children. Follow your favorite
characters as they run away from their own stories and embark on
thrilling new adventures. They may be frightening. They may be
terrible. They may be Grimm. But unlike those other fairy tales you
know, these tales are true.
The third sinister story in the Grimm series delves even further
into the dark heart of the fairy tales you thought you knew and
loved. A brother and sister must venture through kingdoms and
forests haunted by demons and ogres, all the while seeking their
way home. And they must face the most frightening monster of all:
death. Enter, if you dare, a world filled with cruel stepsisters,
ghastly suppers and a terrifying man known as the Devil.
What really happened when Jack and Jill went up the hill to fetch a
pail of water? Well, yes, Jack did break his crown and, yes, Jill
did come tumbling after. BUT, they also went on a quest to find a
looking glass, which really turned out to be a quest to find
themselves. They challenged giants to an eating competition and
were captured by goblins. Did they ever find the looking glass?
Well, you'll just have to read this book and find out.
Hansel and Gretel walk out of their own story and into eight other
classic Grimm (and Grimm-inspired) fairy tales. An irreverent,
witty narrator leads us through encounters with witches, warlocks,
dragons, and the devil himself. As the siblings roam a forest
brimming with menacing foes, they learn the true story behind the
famous tales, as well as how to take charge of their destinies and
create their own happily ever after. Because once upon a time,
fairy tales were "awesome."
"Unlike any children's book I've ever read. It] holds up to
multiple rereadings, like the classic I think it will turn out to
be." - "New York Times Book Review"
"An audacious debut that's wicked smart and wicked funny." -
"Publishers Weekly," starred review
"Addictively compelling." - "School Library Journal," starred
review
"Charming and inventive . . . the perfect haunted book." - "The
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette"
"One of the year's best children's books." - "The Virginian-Pilot"
A Newbery Honor Book Winner of the Sydney Taylor Book Award An
exciting and hilarious medieval adventure from the bestselling
author of A Tale Dark and Grimm. Beautifully illustrated throughout
by Hatem Aly! A New York Times Bestseller A New York Times Editor's
Choice A New York Times Notable Children's Book A People Magazine
Kid Pick A Washington Post Best Children's Book A Wall Street
Journal Best Children's Book An Entertainment Weekly Best Middle
Grade Book A Booklist Best Book A Horn Book Fanfare Best Book A
Kirkus Reviews Best Book A Publishers Weekly Best Book A School
Library Journal Best Book An ALA Notable Children's Book "A
profound and ambitious tour de force. Gidwitz is a masterful
storyteller." -Matt de la Pena, Newbery Medalist and New York Times
bestselling author "What Gidwitz accomplishes here is staggering."
-New York Times Book Review Includes a detailed historical note and
bibliography 1242. On a dark night, travelers from across France
cross paths at an inn and begin to tell stories of three children.
Their adventures take them on a chase through France: they are
taken captive by knights, sit alongside a king, and save the land
from a farting dragon. On the run to escape prejudice and
persecution and save precious and holy texts from being burned,
their quest drives them forward to a final showdown at Mont
Saint-Michel, where all will come to question if these children can
perform the miracles of saints. Join William, an oblate on a
mission from his monastery; Jacob, a Jewish boy who has fled his
burning village; and Jeanne, a peasant girl who hides her prophetic
visions. They are accompanied by Jeanne's loyal greyhound,
Gwenforte . . . recently brought back from the dead. Told in
multiple voices, in a style reminiscent of The Canterbury Tales,
our narrator collects their stories and the saga of these three
unlikely allies begins to come together. Beloved bestselling author
Adam Gidwitz makes his long awaited return with his first new world
since his hilarious and critically acclaimed Grimm series.
Featuring manuscript illuminations throughout by illustrator Hatem
Aly and filled with Adam's trademark style and humor, The
Inquisitor's Tale is bold storytelling that's richly researched and
adventure-packed. "It's no surprise that Gidwitz's latest book has
been likened to The Canterbury Tales, considering its central story
is told by multiple storytellers. As each narrator fills in what
happens next in the story of the three children and their
potentially holy dog, their tales get not only more fantastical but
also more puzzling and addictive. However, the gradual intricacy of
the story that is not Gidwitz's big accomplishment. Rather it is
the complex themes (xenophobia, zealotry, censorship etc.) he is
able to bring up while still maintaining a light tone, thus giving
readers a chance to come to conclusions themselves. (Also, there is
a farting dragon.)"-Entertainment Weekly, "Best MG Books of 2016
"Puckish, learned, serendipitous . . . Sparkling medieval
adventure." -Wall Street Journal "Gidwitz strikes literary gold
with this mirthful and compulsively readable adventure story. . . .
A masterpiece of storytelling that is addictive and engrossing."
-Kirkus, starred review "A well-researched and rambunctiously
entertaining story that has as much to say about the present as it
does the past." -Publishers Weekly, starred review "Gidwitz proves
himself a nimble storyteller as he weaves history, excitement, and
multiple narrative threads into a taut, inspired adventure."
-Booklist, starred review "Scatological humor, serious matter,
colloquial present-day language, the ideal of diversity and mutual
understanding-this has it all." -The Horn Book, starred review "I
have never read a book like this. It's weird, and unfamiliar, and
religious, and irreligious, and more fun than it has any right to
be. . . . Gidwitz is on fire here, making medieval history feel
fresh and current." -School Library Journal, starred review
A new adventure begins for Elliot and Uchenna when Professor Fauna
bursts into their classroom with a frightening report from the
Texas-Mexico border: something has completely drained the blood
from a cow's body! The team must fly to Laredo, where tempers are
running high. Teaming up with local kids Lupita and Mateo - plus
their brilliant mother, Dr. Alejandra Cervantes, and her curandero
husband, Israel - can the Unicorn Rescue Society save the region's
animals and help bring a divided community together once more? And
what is that spiny, bloodsucking, adorable little creature?
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The Basque Dragon (Paperback)
Adam Gidwitz, Jesse Casey; Illustrated by Hatem Aly
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Across the vast, blue ocean, in the mountains of the Basque
Country, a fearsome creature has gone missing. And the Unicorn
Rescue Society are the only ones who can save it. Elliot and
Uchenna - and Jersey! - have barely recovered from their first
adventure with Professor Fauna when he approaches them with an
all-new quest. Except this time they're going to have to cross an
ocean. In the mountains of the Basque Country, the Unicorn Rescue
Society must track down a missing dragon. But how could someone
even kidnap a dragon? And for what evil purpose? And is their
newest, fire-breathing rescue more than they can handle? New
challenges await in this second book in the Unicorn Rescue Society
series, a brand-new fantasy-adventure from Adam Gidwitz, the
beloved bestselling and Newbery Honor-winning author of The
Inquisitors Tale and A Tale Dark & Grimm. Illustrated
throughout, it's the perfect fit for newly independent readers
looking for a story full of adventure, fun, and friendship.
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.
* "If it ain't broke, don't fix it, and Gidwitz deploys his
successful formula of bloody happenings and narratorial intrusion
in his third and final installment of unexpurgated fairy tales. ...
Underneath the gore, the wit, and the trips to Hell and back, this
book makes it clearer than ever that Gidwitz truly cares about the
kids he writes for." --Publishers Weekly starred review
"Entertaining story-mongering, with traditional and original
tropes artfully intertwined."--Kirkus Reviews
"The conclusion to the trilogy that began with "A Tale Dark and
Grimm" (2010) and continued with "In a Glass Grimmly" (2012, both
Dutton) is equally gorey and awesomely dark. ... As innovative as
they are traditional, the stories maintain clear connections with
traditional Grimm tales while creatively connecting to the
narrative, and all the while keeping the proceedings undeniably
grisly and lurid. ... Readers will rejoice."-- School Library
Journal
All Elliot wants is a nice, normal day at school. All Uchenna wants
is an adventure. Guess whose wish comes true? Professor Fauna
whisks the kids - and Jersey, of course - off to the Muckleshoot
territory in Washington, where film crews have suddenly descended
en masse to expose Bigfoot to the world, and the Schmoke logging
company is bringing in some awfully large machinery. Can the
Unicorn Rescue Society escape the blades of the Schmokes' chain
saws? Outsmart a cable news team? And are those big, hairy
creatures running through the forest really Bigfoot?
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In a Glass Grimmly (Hardcover)
Adam Gidwitz; Illustrated by Hugh D'Andrade
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More Grimm tales await in the harrowing, hilarious companion to a
beloved new classic
Take caution ahead--
Oversize plant life, eerie amphibious royalty, and fear-inducing
creatures abound.
Lest you enter with dread.
Follow Jack and Jill as they enter startling new landscapes that
may (or may not) be scary, bloody, terrifying, and altogether true.
Step lively, dear reader . . .
Happily ever after isn't cutting it anymore.
In this companion novel to Adam Gidwitz's widely acclaimed,
award-winning debut, "A Tale Dark & Grimm," Jack and Jill
explore a new set of tales from the Brothers Grimm and others,
including Jack and the Beanstalk and The Frog Prince.
Elliot Eisner isn't exactly thrilled with the first day at his new
school. His class is going on a field trip to a creepy forest
called the Pine Barrens. The trip is being led by Professor Fauna,
the weirdest teacher Elliot has ever met. And the only kid who will
talk to Elliot, Uchenna Devereaux, isn't afraid of danger. She
likes danger. Elliot and Uchenna are about to become part of a
secret group of adventurers, The Unicorn Rescue Society, whose goal
is to protect and defend the world's mythical creatures. Together
with Professor Fauna, the kids must help rescue a Jersey Devil from
a duo of conniving, greedy billionaires, the Schmoke Brothers. Join
Elliot and Uchenna on their very first quest as members of the
Unicorn Rescue Society in this globe-trotting, fantasy-adventure
series from Adam Gidwitz, the beloved bestselling and Newbery
Honor-winning author of The Inquisitors Tale and A Tale Dark &
Grimm. Illustrated throughout, the series is a perfect fit for
newly independent readers looking for a story full of animals,
adventure, fun, and friendship.
The newest adventure in the bestselling Unicorn Rescue Society
transports readers to the Himalayan mountains in Northern Pakistan!
When Uchenna and Elliot's classmate publishes an article in the
school newspaper about the Schmoke Brothers, Professor Fauna
notices something alarming in a photo. Mounted on the wall of the
Schmoke's living room is a single spiral horn that he's certain
could have come from only one animal-a unicorn! To save these
magical creatures-and to finally see a unicorn themselves-the
Unicorn Rescue Society heads to the rugged mountains of Pakistan.
Hena Khan, the critically acclaimed author of Amina's Voice, joins
Newbery Honor-winner Adam Gidwitz for the Unicorn Rescue Society's
most dramatic, action-filled mission yet!
A Newbery Honor Book Winner of the Sydney Taylor Book Award An
exciting and hilarious medieval adventure from the bestselling
author of A Tale Dark and Grimm. Beautifully illustrated throughout
by Hatem Aly! A New York Times Bestseller A New York Times Editor's
Choice A New York Times Notable Children's Book A People Magazine
Kid Pick A Washington Post Best Children's Book A Wall Street
Journal Best Children's Book An Entertainment Weekly Best Middle
Grade Book A Booklist Best Book A Horn Book Fanfare Best Book A
Kirkus Reviews Best Book A Publishers Weekly Best Book A School
Library Journal Best Book An ALA Notable Children's Book "A
profound and ambitious tour de force. Gidwitz is a masterful
storyteller." -Matt de la Pena, Newbery Medalist and New York Times
bestselling author "What Gidwitz accomplishes here is staggering."
-New York Times Book Review Includes a detailed historical note and
bibliography 1242. On a dark night, travelers from across France
cross paths at an inn and begin to tell stories of three children.
Their adventures take them on a chase through France: they are
taken captive by knights, sit alongside a king, and save the land
from a farting dragon. On the run to escape prejudice and
persecution and save precious and holy texts from being burned,
their quest drives them forward to a final showdown at Mont
Saint-Michel, where all will come to question if these children can
perform the miracles of saints. Join William, an oblate on a
mission from his monastery; Jacob, a Jewish boy who has fled his
burning village; and Jeanne, a peasant girl who hides her prophetic
visions. They are accompanied by Jeanne's loyal greyhound,
Gwenforte . . . recently brought back from the dead. Told in
multiple voices, in a style reminiscent of The Canterbury Tales,
our narrator collects their stories and the saga of these three
unlikely allies begins to come together. Beloved bestselling author
Adam Gidwitz makes his long awaited return with his first new world
since his hilarious and critically acclaimed Grimm series.
Featuring manuscript illuminations throughout by illustrator Hatem
Aly and filled with Adam's trademark style and humor, The
Inquisitor's Tale is bold storytelling that's richly researched and
adventure-packed. "It's no surprise that Gidwitz's latest book has
been likened to The Canterbury Tales, considering its central story
is told by multiple storytellers. As each narrator fills in what
happens next in the story of the three children and their
potentially holy dog, their tales get not only more fantastical but
also more puzzling and addictive. However, the gradual intricacy of
the story that is not Gidwitz's big accomplishment. Rather it is
the complex themes (xenophobia, zealotry, censorship etc.) he is
able to bring up while still maintaining a light tone, thus giving
readers a chance to come to conclusions themselves. (Also, there is
a farting dragon.)"-Entertainment Weekly, "Best MG Books of 2016
"Puckish, learned, serendipitous . . . Sparkling medieval
adventure." -Wall Street Journal "Gidwitz strikes literary gold
with this mirthful and compulsively readable adventure story. . . .
A masterpiece of storytelling that is addictive and engrossing."
-Kirkus, starred review "A well-researched and rambunctiously
entertaining story that has as much to say about the present as it
does the past." -Publishers Weekly, starred review "Gidwitz proves
himself a nimble storyteller as he weaves history, excitement, and
multiple narrative threads into a taut, inspired adventure."
-Booklist, starred review "Scatological humor, serious matter,
colloquial present-day language, the ideal of diversity and mutual
understanding-this has it all." -The Horn Book, starred review "I
have never read a book like this. It's weird, and unfamiliar, and
religious, and irreligious, and more fun than it has any right to
be. . . . Gidwitz is on fire here, making medieval history feel
fresh and current." -School Library Journal, starred review
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