FRACTURED AND FRUSTRATED SNOW WHITE

Snow White and the 77 Dwarfs by Raphaelle Barbanegre is a another twist on the original tale where Snow White meets and takes care of not 7 but 77 dwarves!  She has to memorize all their names, make lunches and help maintain their beards. When no one would help she decides is due for some much needed rest. 

This is perfect for those who know the original and are looking for something a little different.  No helpful woodland creatures here!  For preschool readers and up. 

NEVER AFTER CONTINUED

After Raven Queen decided not to sign the Storybook of Legends, Ever After High has been turned upside down.  It's Rebels vs. Royals, with Raven leading the rebels and Apple White leading the Royals, but neither of them can seem to get the two groups talking and getting along again.  That is, until they all have a cause to unite behind when Madeline Hatter gets into trouble and might be expelled out of Ever After High - forever!  Can Raven and Apple bring the school back together?  Can they reconcile their own differences?  Will Raven's mom, the Evil Queen make an appearance in her mirror and wreck havoc?  Find out in Shannon Hale's second installment of Ever After High, The Unfairest of Them All for kids in grades 6-8.

HAPPILY NEVER AFTER

At Ever After High, each student must prepare to fulfill their destinies by living the story their parents and their grandparents all lived out for them.  For Apple White, that story is becoming Snow White, eating the poisonous apple from the Evil Queen, and being woken up by Prince Charming and living happily, ever, after.  Sounds easy enough, but all the characters in the story need to commit to living Apple White's happily ever after and Raven Queen just isn't sure she can follow in her mother's footsteps.  She's just not evil.  She loves puppies and painting toe nails - not hurting people and taking power that doesn't belong to her.  High school is a long journey and Raven Queen only has a few months to decide.  Will she fulfill her destiny or discover what lies outside of happily ever after?

For students in grades 6-8, join Newbery Honor author Shannon Hale in Ever After High: The Storybook of Legends.
Read the another review of this book by Casa Verdugo's librarian, Vivian.  

JACK AND THE PUNK PRINCESS

Jack, being the son of Jack of the Beanstalk, is trying to figure out something great to do when a girl falls out of the sky and lands on top of him. Her shirt says that she is a "Punk Princess" but she claims to be no such thing. All she wants is to find her grandmother who just suddenly disappeared. As Jack and May search the magical land for her kidnapped grandmother they realize that May might be a descendant of frfairy tale royalty.

Half Upon a Time by James Riley is for fantasy adventure lovers from 6th-8th grade.