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A book you can't miss!, March 23, 2006
This review is from: Rapunzel, the One With all the Hair (Twice Upon a Time #1) (Paperback)
I loved this book. I think it is one of the best books I have ever read. I like it because it has the original base line of the Rapunzel story you all know, but then, it has twists to it. There are a lot of things you don't expect. The Prince finds Rapunzel in a very different way than you would expect. There are also some unexpected creatures in the book. One of the strange creatures you can find out about in this book is a green person who helps Rapunzel out.
The Prince is not one of the most sporty people. He enjoys chess but does not like hunting or any other sport his family can think of. Rapunzel is a bit self-absorbed at first, but then she starts thinking of others more. One thing Rapunzel found in the tower is a cat, who she names Sir Kitty. (I don't understand why the cat is called Sir Kitty because the cat is a girl.)
This is an amazing book. I read it for school, and I was supposed to do reading projects for it. I wrote a song about the original Rapunzel story, which goes to the tune of "What Child Is This." It fits with this story, because a song is sung in the book about the adventures of the story. (I don't want to give too much away, but I don't think I have said too much.)
The Damsel and the Knight
There was a damsel in distress.
Trapped inside a tower.
The king and queen sent the royal guards.
They searched for many an hour.
Help! Help! Said the damsel fair
With her dirty dress and her tangled hair.
Help! Help! Come and get me out!
Was what they heard her shout.
A knight in armor heard her cries
While hunting in the woods that day.
He climbed her hair and got her down
In the most amazing way.
Thank you for such a save!
I've never seen a knight so brave!
I feared that I'd soon be dead,
But now thee I shall wed
I am ten years old and in the fourth grade. My name is Emma. I think this book is good for third graders and up. (My mom submitted this for me.)
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The Brothers Grimm, November 3, 2007
This review is from: Rapunzel, the One With all the Hair (Twice Upon a Time #1) (Paperback)
Wendy Mass, as well as Gail Carson Levine, do something that the Brothers Grimm forgot: they give all of the characters names and porpuses. In the Brothers Grimm tales, we have no idea what the other character's (most often the prince) life was, which would have added better understanding to the story. I highly recommend the works of both Wendy Mass and Gail Carson Levine, for giving the second side to the story, or for adding reason.
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Great Book!, July 12, 2007
This review is from: Rapunzel, the One With all the Hair (Twice Upon a Time #1) (Paperback)
My [....] daughter absolutely loved this book. I was a little worried at first due to the length of the book, but it held her interest. We read it alound together, and she was one the edge of her seat wanting to know what would happen next. I liked the way there were two stories in one and how it switched back and forth and how it all came together in the end. I thought it was very well written.
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