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A Tale Dark and Grimm by Adam Gidwitz
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A Tale Dark and Grimm (original 2010; edition 2011)

by Adam Gidwitz, Hugh D'Andrade (Illustrator)

Series: Tales Dark & Grimm (1)

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Follows Hansel and Gretel as they walk out of their own story and into eight more tales, encountering such wicked creatures as witches, along with kindly strangers and other helpful folk. Based in part on the Grimms' fairy tales Faithful Johannes, Hansel and Gretel, The seven ravens, Brother and sister, The robber bridegroom, and The devil and his three golden hairs.… (more)
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Title:A Tale Dark and Grimm
Authors:Adam Gidwitz
Other authors:Hugh D'Andrade (Illustrator)
Info:Puffin (2011), Edition: Reprint, Paperback, 256 pages
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A Tale Dark and Grimm by Adam Gidwitz (2010)

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    Tales from the Brothers Grimm and the Sisters Weird by Vivian Vande Velde (kaledrina)
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    The Witch's Guide to Cooking with Children by Keith McGowan (kaledrina)
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    Fractured Fairy Tales by A. J. Jacobs (jacqueline065)
    jacqueline065: this good if you like twisted fairytales
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    Summer and Bird by Katherine Catmull (bibliovermis)
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    The Fairy-Tale Detectives by Michael Buckley (BookshelfMonstrosity)
    BookshelfMonstrosity: Fairy tales come to life in these stories inspired by the Grimm Brother's creations. A Tale Dark and Grimm is much more intense and, at times gory, than the lighthearted and funny The Fairy-tale Detectives.
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    Troll's Eye View: A Book of Villainous Tales by Ellen Datlow (BookshelfMonstrosity)
    BookshelfMonstrosity: Fans of fairy-tale adaptations that are a bit on the dark and twisted side will enjoy both of these books--but readers will want to know that A Tale Dark & Grimm gets downright gory at points.
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Very entertaining if you like fantasy. I little silly! I can see why my 7th graders like it! ( )
  mjphillips | Feb 23, 2024 |
This trilogy was my favorite book series in middle school. I loved that it was dark and twisted while still having humor and a close sibling bond. "A Tale Dark and Grimm" first follows the story of Hansel and Gretel's parents and servant, Johannes, as their tragedies are unveiled. Next, the story follows Hansel and Gretel as they run away from home to escape their parents and search for a new home, finding themselves in a series of dangerous situations put upon them at the hands of their new, would-be parents.
This book could be used in ELAR to create plot diagrams and explore alternate endings for the story, as well as activities where students can analyze the plot and character development in the story. ( )
  kelly.koeper | May 1, 2023 |
I definitely liked it, it reminded me of Lemony Snicket in a way. ( )
  Summer345456 | Jan 25, 2023 |
This was cute. I love how it expanded on the tale of Hansel and Gretel while weaving in other fairy tales. I did like that it was darker than I had expected - very reminiscent of the original Grimm Brothers tales than the Disney versions. People lose body parts, people are murdered, and things aren't black and white.

The asides from the author were cute at first, but I did find them a bit wearying after a while. But as I wasn't in the target audience for this book, take that with a grain of salt. Maybe kids would better appreciate those. ( )
  wisemetis | Dec 26, 2022 |
A bit too gruesome for my taste, but definitely the kind of story that could get some reluctant readers interested. ( )
  fernandie | Sep 15, 2022 |
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Follows Hansel and Gretel as they walk out of their own story and into eight more tales, encountering such wicked creatures as witches, along with kindly strangers and other helpful folk. Based in part on the Grimms' fairy tales Faithful Johannes, Hansel and Gretel, The seven ravens, Brother and sister, The robber bridegroom, and The devil and his three golden hairs.

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Follows Hansel and Gretel as they walk out of their own story and into eight more tales, encountering such wicked creatures as witches, along with kindly strangers and other helpful folk. Based in part on the Grimms' fairy tales Faithful Johannes, Hansel and Gretel, The seven ravens, Brother and sister, The robber bridegroom, and The devil and his three golden hairs.
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