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Fairy Tales
Za sedmero mrakodrapy
Seznamte se osobně s Rosie, dcerou Sněhurky a prince Krasoně. Asi byste čekali, že když je její matka nejkrásnější ženou v pohádkové říši i na Manhattanu, nebude ani pro Rosie žádný problém sehnat si doprovod na školní ples. Jenže opak je pravdou. Nezbývá jí proto nic jiného, než požádat Sněhurku o pomoc. Okamžitě se ocitá ve spárech kadeřníků, stylistů a dalších lidí, kteří z ní udělají úplně novou Rosie. A taky dostane dárek – pudřenku s malým zrcátkem, které na ni MLUVÍ! Nejde náhodou o TO zrcadlo, které měla ve své komnatě zlá královna? A nedává jí rady, díky kterým přestává být sama sebou? Rosie je bezradnější než předtím. Co má udělat, aby měl i její příběh šťastný konec?
176 pages, Hardcover
First published September 27, 2016
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Sarah Darer Littman
16 books528 followersSarah Darer Littman is an award-winning author of books for teens. She lives in Connecticut, in a house that never seems to have enough bookshelves.
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January 8, 2018
Kratičká novodobá pohádka o tom, jaké je to být dcerou Sněhurky a prince Krasoně. A také o potížích s tím, jak si najít kluka na ples. Nic extra, každopádně v tom vidím dobré čtení pro začínající malé čtenářky. Tohle by je mohlo bavit
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January 6, 2017
The "fairy tale characters in the modern world," bit has long been overdone for kids books. There is nothing new here, merely a weirdness at the lack of explanation of how the characters happen to be living in the modern world, and a typical, trite, "learn to love yourself and you'll meet the right boy," theme worthy of the ickiest of Disney Princess nonsense. If you want this sort of thing, head for The Fairy-Tale Detectives instead.
October 17, 2018
Milá a nenáročná rozprávka o dievčine, ktorá sa hľadala. Najskôr chlapca na ples a potom aj svoj štýl, kým prišla na to, že nechce, aby jej radilo čarovné zrkadlo...
March 7, 2024
2,5 Sterne vermutlich eher
Das Buch hat mich einerseits sehr positiv überrascht, andererseits dann aber auch an einigen Stellen wirklich sehr enttäuscht, und an einigen einfach nicht ganz überzeugen können, sodass es mir am Ende doch eher negativ aufgefallen ist.
Die Nachricht des Buches (sei du selbst, verändere dich nicht für andere, Aussehen ist nicht alles im Leben, es kommt auf die inneren Werte an) ist zwar ziemlich offensichtlich und nichts wirklich Neues, aber die Umsetzung hat großteils funktioniert, und es war durchaus interessant, zu lesen, wie Rosie mit allem umgeht, und wie sie Probleme überwindet und langsam dazu lernt.
Die Figuren waren sehr vielseitig, aber teils auch extrem Klischeehaft, sodass sie mich nicht immer von sich überzeugen konnten, einfach weil sie so stereotypisch waren. Und dann kam noch hinzu, dass einige Missverständnisse mir einfach nicht richtig vorgekommen sind. Ja, Rosie hat Fehler gemacht, zu denen sie auch stand, aber ich hatte wirklich das Gefühl, dass eigentlich das gesamte Buch über niemand wirklich versucht hat, ihr zu helfen, sondern alle wollten sie immer nur ändern, und dann am Ende war sie plötzlich schuld, weil sie nicht mehr sie selbst war? Das alles war für mich die absolute Katastrophe, und hat tatsächlich dafür gesorgt, dass ich danach eigentlich nichts mehr an dem Buch genießen konnte, auch wenn das Ende durchaus niedlich war.
Und auch außerhalb vom Ende und der Haupt-Message vom Buch gab es durchaus ein paar ziemlich gute Gedanken, die vorhanden waren, und die Kindern ziemlich sicher den richtigen Weg zeigen können, oder auf jeden Fall richtige Lebenshinweise geben, nur gab es eben auch so einige Schwächen im Verhalten der Figuren.
Und zusätzlich dazu war es wirklich nicht erklärt, wie die Märchen eigentlich eins zu eins passiert sind, die Geschichte aber gleichzeitig im modernen alltäglichen New York gespielt hat. Das war zwar das kleinste der Probleme, die ich beim Lesen hatte, aber trotzdem sehr verwirrend.
Insgesamt einige echt gute Ideen und Ansätze, und die Nachrichten an Kinder sind ziemlich gut, aber es gibt auch eindeutig stellen, die so überhaupt nicht funktionieren (oder auf jeden Fall für mich überhaupt nicht funktioniert haben), und dadurch war es teils zum Ende hin wirklich schwer zu lesen, weil die Handlungen einiger Figuren in meinen Augen einfach katastrophal und nicht wirklich zu entschuldigen waren ... nicht zuletzt, weil sich eigentlich niemand wirklich entschuldigt hat, abgesehen von Rosie, dabei hätte sie wirklich nicht die einzige sein sollen.
Das Buch hat mich einerseits sehr positiv überrascht, andererseits dann aber auch an einigen Stellen wirklich sehr enttäuscht, und an einigen einfach nicht ganz überzeugen können, sodass es mir am Ende doch eher negativ aufgefallen ist.
Die Nachricht des Buches (sei du selbst, verändere dich nicht für andere, Aussehen ist nicht alles im Leben, es kommt auf die inneren Werte an) ist zwar ziemlich offensichtlich und nichts wirklich Neues, aber die Umsetzung hat großteils funktioniert, und es war durchaus interessant, zu lesen, wie Rosie mit allem umgeht, und wie sie Probleme überwindet und langsam dazu lernt.
Die Figuren waren sehr vielseitig, aber teils auch extrem Klischeehaft, sodass sie mich nicht immer von sich überzeugen konnten, einfach weil sie so stereotypisch waren. Und dann kam noch hinzu, dass einige Missverständnisse mir einfach nicht richtig vorgekommen sind. Ja, Rosie hat Fehler gemacht, zu denen sie auch stand, aber ich hatte wirklich das Gefühl, dass eigentlich das gesamte Buch über niemand wirklich versucht hat, ihr zu helfen, sondern alle wollten sie immer nur ändern, und dann am Ende war sie plötzlich schuld, weil sie nicht mehr sie selbst war? Das alles war für mich die absolute Katastrophe, und hat tatsächlich dafür gesorgt, dass ich danach eigentlich nichts mehr an dem Buch genießen konnte, auch wenn das Ende durchaus niedlich war.
Und auch außerhalb vom Ende und der Haupt-Message vom Buch gab es durchaus ein paar ziemlich gute Gedanken, die vorhanden waren, und die Kindern ziemlich sicher den richtigen Weg zeigen können, oder auf jeden Fall richtige Lebenshinweise geben, nur gab es eben auch so einige Schwächen im Verhalten der Figuren.
Und zusätzlich dazu war es wirklich nicht erklärt, wie die Märchen eigentlich eins zu eins passiert sind, die Geschichte aber gleichzeitig im modernen alltäglichen New York gespielt hat. Das war zwar das kleinste der Probleme, die ich beim Lesen hatte, aber trotzdem sehr verwirrend.
Insgesamt einige echt gute Ideen und Ansätze, und die Nachrichten an Kinder sind ziemlich gut, aber es gibt auch eindeutig stellen, die so überhaupt nicht funktionieren (oder auf jeden Fall für mich überhaupt nicht funktioniert haben), und dadurch war es teils zum Ende hin wirklich schwer zu lesen, weil die Handlungen einiger Figuren in meinen Augen einfach katastrophal und nicht wirklich zu entschuldigen waren ... nicht zuletzt, weil sich eigentlich niemand wirklich entschuldigt hat, abgesehen von Rosie, dabei hätte sie wirklich nicht die einzige sein sollen.
December 9, 2018
So, modern girl is a princess who is the child of Snow White and Prince Charming ... in a totally modern, royalty-free, and under all normal circumstances magic-free America.
Not sure how this works, and it doesn't bother explaining.
Modern girl has never dressed up in her life -- somehow -- despite having two parents who live for appearances. She finally does, and finds herself going shallow and decides to die her hair 'ugly' so that she can turn back.
I am totally on board with the appearances-aren't-everything-so-don't-waste-half-your-life-on-them wagon. Great lesson!
I spend an equal amount of time trying to help nerdy girls and boys (my people) make just a small effort to look crisp or cute, put-together, and presentable, so that they can be taken seriously as intelligent, confident, capable people who might be worth knowing or have something interesting to say.
I have to note that I picked up this book because the title and cover art caught my eye. I doubt I would have if it was named, "How I decided that grunge was my only true style and that trying to be pretty was not only useless but degrading", and came wrapped in a dirty, plain brown cover.
Same with people. Sorry, but it's true. You don't actually have to be pretty per se, but you do have to look like you invested something into your cover. Do a decent job with what you've got.
Also, the take-away wasn't "I can do better things with my life and focus on more important things than obsessing over how I look every minute", which I would have cheered for. It was "this stuff is awesome, but it's all new and a bit heady, so I've decided it just isn't me," which is ... not empowering. That's a very sad attitude to take toward life. Everything feels overwhelming and impossible when it's new.
Studies have shown that 97% of all new college students feel like everyone else belongs there and they personally are out of place. If they stick it out, by the second year more than 85% feel right at home. Growth and bettering yourself takes you out of your comfort zone.
Any time you change for the better, what you are doing is by definition not 'you' -- specifically, it's not Current You. It may be very much Improved You that you will yet become.
Meh.
Not sure how this works, and it doesn't bother explaining.
Modern girl has never dressed up in her life -- somehow -- despite having two parents who live for appearances. She finally does, and finds herself going shallow and decides to die her hair 'ugly' so that she can turn back.
I am totally on board with the appearances-aren't-everything-so-don't-waste-half-your-life-on-them wagon. Great lesson!
I spend an equal amount of time trying to help nerdy girls and boys (my people) make just a small effort to look crisp or cute, put-together, and presentable, so that they can be taken seriously as intelligent, confident, capable people who might be worth knowing or have something interesting to say.
I have to note that I picked up this book because the title and cover art caught my eye. I doubt I would have if it was named, "How I decided that grunge was my only true style and that trying to be pretty was not only useless but degrading", and came wrapped in a dirty, plain brown cover.
Same with people. Sorry, but it's true. You don't actually have to be pretty per se, but you do have to look like you invested something into your cover. Do a decent job with what you've got.
Also, the take-away wasn't "I can do better things with my life and focus on more important things than obsessing over how I look every minute", which I would have cheered for. It was "this stuff is awesome, but it's all new and a bit heady, so I've decided it just isn't me," which is ... not empowering. That's a very sad attitude to take toward life. Everything feels overwhelming and impossible when it's new.
Studies have shown that 97% of all new college students feel like everyone else belongs there and they personally are out of place. If they stick it out, by the second year more than 85% feel right at home. Growth and bettering yourself takes you out of your comfort zone.
Any time you change for the better, what you are doing is by definition not 'you' -- specifically, it's not Current You. It may be very much Improved You that you will yet become.
Meh.
January 26, 2022
Rosie ist die Tochter von Schneewittchen und Prinz Charming. Sie trägt allerdings lieber Chucks statt Ballerinas und ist so gar nicht Prinzessinnen-like. Als der Herbstball vor der Tür steht und Rosie noch immer kein Date hat, tut sie alles, um dies zu ändern. Doch wie hoch ist der Preis, die Schönste im ganzen Land zu sein, wirklich?
Vorneweg: Ich liebe Märchenadaptionen! Dass Schneewittchen und ihr Prinz plötzlich im New York des 21. Jahrhunderts leben, stört mich weiter nicht. Im Märchen ist doch alles möglich. An Rosies Schule treffen wir auch die Kinder anderer Märchenfiguren, was regelrecht nach weiteren Bänden schreit. Auch die Nachnamen der diversen Mitschüler sind an Märchen angelehnt.
An sich also eine süße Story. Allerdings hat mich das ganze Getue um Schneewittchens Imperium und die ganze Oberflächlichkeit sehr genervt. Ich kam mir vor wie in einem Teenie-Film aus den 2000ern. Noch unerträglicher fand ich lediglich die sieben Zwerge.
Zum Glück hat mich das Ende dann doch ziemlich versöhnt. Rosies Entwicklung ist viel angenehmer zu lesen als der pubertäre Highschool-Wahnsinn.
Ein Buch, dass ich als Teenager bestimmt gern gelesen hätte. Als Erwachsene zeigt es mir offensichtlich seine Schwächen. Dennoch ein netter Märchen-Schmöker für zwischendurch.
Vorneweg: Ich liebe Märchenadaptionen! Dass Schneewittchen und ihr Prinz plötzlich im New York des 21. Jahrhunderts leben, stört mich weiter nicht. Im Märchen ist doch alles möglich. An Rosies Schule treffen wir auch die Kinder anderer Märchenfiguren, was regelrecht nach weiteren Bänden schreit. Auch die Nachnamen der diversen Mitschüler sind an Märchen angelehnt.
An sich also eine süße Story. Allerdings hat mich das ganze Getue um Schneewittchens Imperium und die ganze Oberflächlichkeit sehr genervt. Ich kam mir vor wie in einem Teenie-Film aus den 2000ern. Noch unerträglicher fand ich lediglich die sieben Zwerge.
Zum Glück hat mich das Ende dann doch ziemlich versöhnt. Rosies Entwicklung ist viel angenehmer zu lesen als der pubertäre Highschool-Wahnsinn.
Ein Buch, dass ich als Teenager bestimmt gern gelesen hätte. Als Erwachsene zeigt es mir offensichtlich seine Schwächen. Dennoch ein netter Märchen-Schmöker für zwischendurch.
June 26, 2017
Daughter of Snow White and Prince Charming, Rosie has a lot to live up to. To make matters worse, the school dance is coming up and she doesn’t have a date yet. When she uses a mirror of her mom’s she finds, Rosie uses it to improve her image and get a date, but the advice it’s giving is not good. Can Rosie figure out a way to get a date for the dance?
The plot is engaging and entertaining. The characters are slightly cliché, but grow as the book goes on. The fantasy world built into the story blends well with the school-type setting. Fans of fantasy, magical realism, and friendship stories will enjoy reading this book.
This book was featured on The Keepers of the Books' June Weekly Reads Wrapup #2 episode. For more book reviews, recommendations, or online librarian advice, please visit us at: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCK3v...
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The plot is engaging and entertaining. The characters are slightly cliché, but grow as the book goes on. The fantasy world built into the story blends well with the school-type setting. Fans of fantasy, magical realism, and friendship stories will enjoy reading this book.
This book was featured on The Keepers of the Books' June Weekly Reads Wrapup #2 episode. For more book reviews, recommendations, or online librarian advice, please visit us at: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCK3v...
Please Note: A copy of this books was given to us in exchange for an honest review. All opinions expressed, however, are our own.
November 16, 2021
Ha, Ivan... tedy vlastně né, to je celé špatně. Takže znovu...
Hledala jsem retelling. Nějaký nenáročný, krátký a třeba - v to jsem jen tajně doufala - vtipný. A překvapivě, podařilo se.
Jak by asi vypadalo, kdyby se po smrti zlé královny, usadili Sněhurka s Krasoněm, v současném New Yorku? A co teprve, kdyby měli náctiletou dceru, kterou nikdo nepozval, na podzimní ples? Zachránilo by celou situaci "TO" zrcadlo, nebo by bylo potřeba, na pomoc zavolat i trpaslíky a lovce? A jakou roli v tom všem, hraje jablko, nebo že by to byly sušenky?
V každém případě, i když je kniha určená výrazně mladším čtenářům, docela jsem se bavila. Je to velice neotřelý pohled na to, co by bylo, kdyby... Kniha, kterou můžete s klidem doporučit dceři kamarádky a která i vás, příjemně zabaví, třeba na jedno pošmourné odpoledne.
Hledala jsem retelling. Nějaký nenáročný, krátký a třeba - v to jsem jen tajně doufala - vtipný. A překvapivě, podařilo se.
Jak by asi vypadalo, kdyby se po smrti zlé královny, usadili Sněhurka s Krasoněm, v současném New Yorku? A co teprve, kdyby měli náctiletou dceru, kterou nikdo nepozval, na podzimní ples? Zachránilo by celou situaci "TO" zrcadlo, nebo by bylo potřeba, na pomoc zavolat i trpaslíky a lovce? A jakou roli v tom všem, hraje jablko, nebo že by to byly sušenky?
V každém případě, i když je kniha určená výrazně mladším čtenářům, docela jsem se bavila. Je to velice neotřelý pohled na to, co by bylo, kdyby... Kniha, kterou můžete s klidem doporučit dceři kamarádky a která i vás, příjemně zabaví, třeba na jedno pošmourné odpoledne.
August 25, 2020
I just finished the Descendants movies and Once Upon a Time, so I guess I felt the need to fill the “children of fairy tale characters” void in my life. This was cute for a Middle Grade book, and I would have loved this light, fun read as a kid. The author made a point of emphasizing the lack of consent in the Snow White tale and that you are worth more than your looks, which I really appreciated in a retelling aimed at girls.
August 26, 2020
What a fun read! Great twist on the classic Snow White fairy tale. I love Sarah Darer Littman's books, and this one is no exception. I would highly recommend this book (and the entire Fairy Tales Series) to MG fans, and those who love imperfect protagonists, and humor!
January 17, 2017
Littman, Sarah Darer. Charmed, I’m Sure. 193 pages. Aladdin (Simon & Schuster), 2016. $17.99. Content: G.
Rosamunde White Charming is the daughter of Snow White and Prince Charming, but her life isn’t happily ever after. She’s an eighth grader in New York City and her two best friends have dates to the Fall Festive and she doesn’t. She asks her mom for some advice and she sends Rosie to her stylist for a makeover and gives her a compact mirror. Rosie starts hearing a voice from the compact mirror. The mirror promises to make Rosie the fairest of them all—but it comes at the cost of friendships and her own personality. Can Rosie just be herself and still find a date to the dance?
A charming spin on the Snow White story, that pre-teens will drink up faster than you can order a latte at Starcups. Rosie’s character development is central to the story—discovering who she is and how important it is to be herself and not who someone else wants her to be. Rosie’s antics to find a date are both funny and believable. Readers looking for age-appropriate romance will be drawn to the Shakespeare Mystery Boy, who she met at Starcups who liked her before she became the fairest. A fun, fast-reading, romantic romp.
EL, MS-ADVISABLE. Samantha Hastings, MA, MLS.
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Rosamunde White Charming is the daughter of Snow White and Prince Charming, but her life isn’t happily ever after. She’s an eighth grader in New York City and her two best friends have dates to the Fall Festive and she doesn’t. She asks her mom for some advice and she sends Rosie to her stylist for a makeover and gives her a compact mirror. Rosie starts hearing a voice from the compact mirror. The mirror promises to make Rosie the fairest of them all—but it comes at the cost of friendships and her own personality. Can Rosie just be herself and still find a date to the dance?
A charming spin on the Snow White story, that pre-teens will drink up faster than you can order a latte at Starcups. Rosie’s character development is central to the story—discovering who she is and how important it is to be herself and not who someone else wants her to be. Rosie’s antics to find a date are both funny and believable. Readers looking for age-appropriate romance will be drawn to the Shakespeare Mystery Boy, who she met at Starcups who liked her before she became the fairest. A fun, fast-reading, romantic romp.
EL, MS-ADVISABLE. Samantha Hastings, MA, MLS.
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January 2, 2018
s. 145 „Promiň,“ omlouvám se, „ale hrozně mě těší, že řekl ,příště’.“
Jestli tam těch uvozovek není moc.
Jestli tam těch uvozovek není moc.
December 13, 2018
Rosie wants a date and she would do anything to get one. But in the end was it really worth it?
December 2, 2019
Read this with my daughter and thought it was really cute. Good lesson about positive self image as well.
November 4, 2020
Kniha není špatná , ale spíše pro mladší . Mám radši zajímavější děj .
January 10, 2017
Super, super cute.
If you hate fairy tales, like me, you'll like this story that's aimed for 8-12 year old kids. And yet, if you love fairy tales, you'll probably like it to.
Rosie, the main character, is Snow White and Prince Charming's daughter. I think the kid is totally awesome, but everyone else thinks she needs prettier clothes and shoes and make-up and blah, blah, blah. Once her mother gives her a mirror compact...that seems to talk to Rosie in rhyme...then Rosie thinks she needs all that garbage, too. Maybe one of her seven height disadvantaged uncles can talk her out of this nonsense? Or maybe start thinking for herself again? Read it and find out.
If you hate fairy tales, like me, you'll like this story that's aimed for 8-12 year old kids. And yet, if you love fairy tales, you'll probably like it to.
Rosie, the main character, is Snow White and Prince Charming's daughter. I think the kid is totally awesome, but everyone else thinks she needs prettier clothes and shoes and make-up and blah, blah, blah. Once her mother gives her a mirror compact...that seems to talk to Rosie in rhyme...then Rosie thinks she needs all that garbage, too. Maybe one of her seven height disadvantaged uncles can talk her out of this nonsense? Or maybe start thinking for herself again? Read it and find out.
November 1, 2018
Ich liebe das Buch so sehr!
January 4, 2017
What happens when you’re the daughter of the fairy tale world’s version of Brangelina – Snow White and Prince Charming – and you can’t get a date for the Fall Festive school dance? This is Rosie White Charming’s dilemma in Charmed, I’m Sure. She grits her teeth and asks her mom – now a lifestyle blogger for her hugely famous brand – for help, receiving a complete makeover and magic compact from Snow White. At first, it’s great – guys are noticing her! Her friends think she looks fabulous! – but things aren’t always what they seem. Rosie swears the compact is talking to her, and it’s sounding a heck of a lot like the magic mirror that her evil step-grandmother used; next thing she knows, her friends are mad at her, and so is the cute guy she was talking up at the coffee joint. Rosie isn’t giving up, though – she’s going to find a way to get her happily-ever-after.
Charmed, I’m Sure is another fun entry into the flipped/fractured fairy tale genre for middle graders. It’s fun, has some cameos from other famous fairy tale offspring, and the characters are light and silly. There’s a nice message about staying true to yourself, and Snow White gets her message across to her daughter in a very sly way that will make you realize that she knows a lot more than she lets on. (Like most parents, am I right?)
A fun addition to your fun fairy tales collection. Talk it up with Jen Calonita’s Fairy Tale Reform School series and The Secret Destiny of Pixie Piper for extra fun reading!
Charmed, I’m Sure is another fun entry into the flipped/fractured fairy tale genre for middle graders. It’s fun, has some cameos from other famous fairy tale offspring, and the characters are light and silly. There’s a nice message about staying true to yourself, and Snow White gets her message across to her daughter in a very sly way that will make you realize that she knows a lot more than she lets on. (Like most parents, am I right?)
A fun addition to your fun fairy tales collection. Talk it up with Jen Calonita’s Fairy Tale Reform School series and The Secret Destiny of Pixie Piper for extra fun reading!
March 16, 2016
The story: Rosie is the daughter of Snow White and Prince Charming, now living in New York City. All her friends have dates for the Fall Festive, but not Rosie--and now she's determined to score a date or die trying. When she asks her mom for advice, all she gets is a magic gold compact that's determined to help her become the Fairest in All the Land...even if that means turning ugly on the inside. The Seven Dwarves have never had a date in their lives, so they're no help. Even when Rosie finally gets soccer hero Hunter to ask her out, it just doesn't feel right. So what's the most important thing: being the Fairest, or being yourself?
NYP: 9-27-16. June Cleaver's ratings: Language G; Violence G; Sexual content G; Nudity G; substance abuse PG; Magic & the occult PG; GLBT content G; adult themes G; overall rating PG.
Liz's comments: This is a fluffy story that will appeal to fans of lightweight fantasy and romcom movies. The moral, that being yourself is better than having a date with a soccer hottie, is fairly self-evident--but that doesn't mean your average 6th grade girl doesn't need to be reminded of it!
NYP: 9-27-16. June Cleaver's ratings: Language G; Violence G; Sexual content G; Nudity G; substance abuse PG; Magic & the occult PG; GLBT content G; adult themes G; overall rating PG.
Liz's comments: This is a fluffy story that will appeal to fans of lightweight fantasy and romcom movies. The moral, that being yourself is better than having a date with a soccer hottie, is fairly self-evident--but that doesn't mean your average 6th grade girl doesn't need to be reminded of it!
February 11, 2017
I thought this was a great story with an excellent theme about how you are beautiful the way you are. Rosie was a sweet girl with a great personality. The one thing I found off was the setting. Snow White in New York City? And why did all those other fairy tale people live there too? It just felt unrealistic to me. I enjoyed the story other than that.
October 25, 2016
A really cute, hilarious and quick read from Littman, more known for her serious YA. In the vein of Disney's Descendants, this takes place from the POV of Snow White's daughter as she navigates middle school and trying to distance herself from her fairy-tale parents. Littman incorporates all the characters from the tale of Snow White (aside from the evil stepmother) like the Huntsman and the Seven Dwarfs, which makes it an interesting take on the usual retelling (also much funnier than most retellings). It also features a very sweet romance, which I really enjoyed. I'm eager to read the next installment, which focuses on a minor character in this book named Aria, the daughter of Sleeping Beauty.
March 2, 2016
A quick read centering on the angst of young Rosie (Rosemeade, daughter of Prince Charming and Snow White) as she navigates finding a date for her first school dance. Advice swirls around her as Rosie contends with a mom-instigated makeover that produces a 'fairest in the land' new Rosie, a mouthy and not just a little bit nasty Mirror- remember the one that sent grand-mama into a jealous spin? And well meaning friends, girls at school, Harold the Huntsman, and a number of height challenged fellows who love Rosie to death.
Amusing as ultimately Rosie must 'to her own self be true' to find her very own type of 'prince'.
Amusing as ultimately Rosie must 'to her own self be true' to find her very own type of 'prince'.
January 26, 2017
What a fun book on Snow White's daughter in present time. A nice story about a young girl trying to figure herself out and what happens when her looks change and the magic mirror gives her bad advice.
April 3, 2016
A fun read, like a Disney Channel movie in book form. I liked it okay, but I'm not the intended audience so I'm not gonna judge.
October 10, 2016
This fun fractured, contemporary, post Snow White story explores beauty and what it really means to be the fairest of them all.
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