Truly Grim Tales (Laurel-Leaf Books)

By Priscilla Galloway

Subjects: Reading Level-Grade 12, Reading Level-Grade 9, Reading Level-Grade 8, Reading Level-Grade 7, Reading Level-Grade 11, Reading Level-Grade 10

Description: Based on the well-known fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm, Charles Perrault, and Hans Christian Andersen, these retellings will intrigue and disturb readers. From a futuristic "Little Red Riding Hood" in which giant clams and carnivorous beasts stalk humans, to the real reason why the giant in "Jack and the Beanstalk" needs to eat human bones, to a version of "Snow White" told from the wicked stepmother's point of view, fans of fairy and folk tales will find much to interest them.