Robin McKinley, winner of the prestigious Newbery Award, leads readers through the door in the hedge into the lands of Faery--retelling some of the most famous--and infamous--fairy tales in history. Here is a world more beautiful, and far more dangerous, than the fairy tales of childhood would have us believe.
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Robin McKinley, winner of the prestigious Newbery Award, leads readers through the door in the hedge into the lands of Faery--retelling some of the most famous--and infamous--fairy tales in history. Here is a world more beautiful, and far more dangerous, than the fairy tales of childhood would have us believe.
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This collection contains two original stories (The Stolen Princess; The Princess and the Hind) and two retellings of familiar tales (The Princess and the Frog; The 12 Dancing Princesses). McKinley has a knack for clear, deft prose that flows like water without being slick in the modern sense; her stories are woven, not written. This book is highly enjoyable for all the right reasons: characters that live on after the story ends, and a masterful blending of pathos and humor. The girls in these stories are sympathetic as they deal with events outside their control, the ideal of friendship, developing self-esteem and self-awareness, how to deal with obligations, and the expectations of others.