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Editorial Reviews
From School Library Journal
Grade 6 Up–This third book in the series stars Cara De Fido, who is so ugly that her reflection breaks mirrors. She's a champion speller but even that accomplishment is spoiled after she's tricked into spelling words like grotesque and abomination at a spelling bee. She suffers from a type of sleepwalking she calls sleep standing because she doesn't move. In this state, Cara dreams of a handsome boy in a beautiful green valley. She befriends the town's other outcast, an old lady who lives in the cemetery, who tells her that she has a destiny that she must search for. After a guy she likes betrays her, she runs away to find her dream place. There, the inhabitants hold the secret to everlasting beauty. Cara longs to be one of the beautiful people, but she can't forget those she left behind. She goes back but not before being warned that she can only stay away for a short time or she will find that there are worse things than being ugly. By returning, she makes a decision that she knows is wrong but that she can't help and, as a result, she creates a world of suffering. While not as richly written as the fairy-tale retellings by Donna Jo Napoli or Robin McKinley, Shusterman has created his own dark, edgy, and suspenseful tale that cleverly borrows from such classics as the The Ugly Ducking, Sleeping Beauty, and Beauty and the Beast.–Sharon Rawlins, NJ Library for the Blind and Handicapped, Trenton
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Gr. 7-10. Shusterman continues his Dark Fusion series, retelling and updating fairy tales. Here, using the concept of the ugly duckling as a jumping-off point, he constructs the undeniably captivating story of a girl so ugly she cracks mirrors, mixing in bits of legends such as Shangri-la and the fountain of youth. Cara DeFido is known as "Flock's Rest Monster" at her small-town high school. She's a spelling bee champion, but otherwise a total loser, completely friendless and relentlessly teased. After learning that her father has paid a boy to take her to the homecoming dance, she runs away and finds herself in a magical kingdom where everyone is breathtakingly beautiful. While there, she comes to grips with her self-loathing, and through the magic waters of the underground fountain of youth, she becomes gorgeous, and finds a community that accepts and values her. Unable to leave her old life completely behind, however, she returns to Flock's Rest, where all sorts of horrible things happen. Touches of magical realism add richness, multidimensional characters abound, and Cara's wit and self-mocking tone lend an ease to the narrative. Another success for Shusterman. Debbie Carton
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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Grade 6 Up–This third book in the series stars Cara De Fido, who is so ugly that her reflection breaks mirrors. She's a champion speller but even that accomplishment is spoiled after she's tricked into spelling words like grotesque and abomination at a spelling bee. She suffers from a type of sleepwalking she calls sleep standing because she doesn't move. In this state, Cara dreams of a handsome boy in a beautiful green valley. She befriends the town's other outcast, an old lady who lives in the cemetery, who tells her that she has a destiny that she must search for. After a guy she likes betrays her, she runs away to find her dream place. There, the inhabitants hold the secret to everlasting beauty. Cara longs to be one of the beautiful people, but she can't forget those she left behind. She goes back but not before being warned that she can only stay away for a short time or she will find that there are worse things than being ugly. By returning, she makes a decision that she knows is wrong but that she can't help and, as a result, she creates a world of suffering. While not as richly written as the fairy-tale retellings by Donna Jo Napoli or Robin McKinley, Shusterman has created his own dark, edgy, and suspenseful tale that cleverly borrows from such classics as the The Ugly Ducking, Sleeping Beauty, and Beauty and the Beast.–Sharon Rawlins, NJ Library for the Blind and Handicapped, Trenton
Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
From Booklist
Gr. 7-10. Shusterman continues his Dark Fusion series, retelling and updating fairy tales. Here, using the concept of the ugly duckling as a jumping-off point, he constructs the undeniably captivating story of a girl so ugly she cracks mirrors, mixing in bits of legends such as Shangri-la and the fountain of youth. Cara DeFido is known as "Flock's Rest Monster" at her small-town high school. She's a spelling bee champion, but otherwise a total loser, completely friendless and relentlessly teased. After learning that her father has paid a boy to take her to the homecoming dance, she runs away and finds herself in a magical kingdom where everyone is breathtakingly beautiful. While there, she comes to grips with her self-loathing, and through the magic waters of the underground fountain of youth, she becomes gorgeous, and finds a community that accepts and values her. Unable to leave her old life completely behind, however, she returns to Flock's Rest, where all sorts of horrible things happen. Touches of magical realism add richness, multidimensional characters abound, and Cara's wit and self-mocking tone lend an ease to the narrative. Another success for Shusterman. Debbie Carton
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
See all Editorial Reviews
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