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Snow Paperback – February 1, 2003

by Tracy Lynn (Author), Kinuko Y. Craft (Illustrator)
4.2 4.2 out of 5 stars 80 ratings
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When her father, the duke, decides to remarry in the hopes of producing an heir to the throne, the young princess must learn to cope with her jealous and evil stepmother, but when the situation becomes dangerous, the princess flees to London.
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  1. Part of series
    Once upon a Time
  2. Print length
    259 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Publisher
    Simon & Schuster
  5. Publication date
    February 1, 2003
  6. Grade level
    7 - 9
  7. Dimensions
    4.25 x 0.75 x 6.75 inches
  8. ISBN-10
    0689855567
  9. ISBN-13
    978-0689855566
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Grade 8 Up-"Once upon a time," a child was born to a duke and duchess in a remote corner of Wales- but the wife died giving birth, and the duke, in his grief, refused to have anything to do with the child. So begins this Victorian psychological thriller based loosely on "Snow White." When Jessica is about to enter adolescence, her father marries a vain, brilliant woman who longs to be taken seriously as a scientist. Her "experiments" combine medieval superstitions and modern scientific equipment to help her bear a male heir for the duke and are juxtaposed with sessions before a mirror held up for her by a literally spellbound servant/musician. When her stepdaughter's emerging beauty drives the duchess to murderous plans, the musician warns Jessica to escape, but only after her jealous stepmother has kept her a virtual prisoner for several years, rendering her complexion pale enough to earn her new name, Snow. The naive girl flees to London, where she immediately loses her purse in the confusion of Paddington Station and, wandering the streets, stumbles into the den of an unlikely band called "the lonely ones." No, there aren't seven of them-only five-but the many parallels to the folktale are imaginative and inventive. Like Donna Jo Napoli in her novelistic retellings of old tales, Lynn delves deeply into the psychological underpinnings of the folktale while maintaining a fast-paced plot with ingenious twists and turns that will keep readers as spellbound as some of the characters.
Connie C. Rockman, Stratford Library Association, CT
Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Simon & Schuster (February 1, 2003)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 259 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0689855567
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0689855566
  • Grade level ‏ : ‎ 7 - 9
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 4.8 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 4.25 x 0.75 x 6.75 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.2 4.2 out of 5 stars 80 ratings

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  • Phantom Bookworm
    5.0 out of 5 stars An Old Favorite
    Reviewed in the United States on December 11, 2013
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    When I first read this, I was about eleven or twelve. I always remembered being very impressed with the story, so I decided to read it again. I really enjoyed rediscovering the story and characters. This is a very unique retelling of Snow White. The pacing of the story, the writing, and the character development really won me over both times reading it. One of the parts that really stands out to me is the romance that develops between Snow and her "prince". I would most certainly read this book again in the future. I won't spend a lot of time going over the plot, since other reviewers have already done so, but I will say that if you love creative interpretations of fairy tales, this is most certainly the book for you. Perfect for all ages!
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  • Karusichan
    3.0 out of 5 stars Echos of Gaiman and Mieville... only mediocre.
    Reviewed in the United States on January 31, 2006
    "Snow" by Tracy Lynn is the second book I have read from the "Once upon a Time" series written for young adults. Whilst I found some enjoyment in reading this rather odd retelling I must admit I did not enjoy it quite as much as "Midnight Pearls", the first book I had read from that series.

    Jessica Kenigh is born to a frail woman on a remote estate in the Welsh countryside. When her mother dies in childbirth her father, who loved her dearly, withdraws from any sort of paternal intimacy with, what he believes to be, the origin of his loss. So Jessica grows up unsupervised and with no one to teach her what is expected of her, a duchess. She keeps to the kitchens and the fields, the serving maids and townsfolk becoming some of her best mentors and friends. When she is eleven it is announced that her father plans on remarrying, to a woman near his age whom plans to make a lady out of Jessica. After the wedding Anne, the former duchess of Mangador, arrives with her thoughts of etiquette and propriety, her hobbies (which include scientific research and alchemic like "sorcery", to the eyes of the unknowing) and a young Scottish violinist named Alan McDonald, whom is more of a lackey to the Duchess than a student of music. All seems well, until it becomes obvious that Anne wants a child of her own and considers Jessica, whom has been nicknamed "Snow", to be an obstacle to this end. Suddenly, Snow's simple ways are improper and a nuisance, and though she is growing attached to Alan like a brother Snow can't help but feel that the duchess is preventing him from being overly friendly with her.

    So begins this retelling of Snow White, but what starts out as being a romanticized tale set in Wales quickly escalates when Anne attempts to create herself a child when she cannot bear one. When these experiments prove fruitless she decides to have Snow killed because she believes she needs a human heart to make her latest experiment work... this decision comes after forcing Snow into years of confinement following a near rape some years earlier. Alan warns Snow of this to the best of his ability and helps her flee to the countryside, where she hops a train to the one place she believes she won't be found.... London.

    Now the book starts to get... well, odd. Up until this point I was engrossed, expecting that this would be a gothic retelling, but once Snow encounters the "seven dwarves", in this case a band of five thieves all with animal attributes called "the Lonely ones" it becomes a bit like a lukewarm Neil Gaiman or China Mieville novel. This part shouldn't feel rushed, because more than half the book is spent talking about the Lonely ones, but for some reason it does. Perhaps this has to do with why the lonely ones exist in the first place, which is not explained until literally the last ten pages of the book... and not explained well. I was disappointed to learn this so late in the story, as it would have been better to know at an earlier place in the game. The other part that is so strange is when Snow finally falls under the duchesses infamous "sleeping" spell she is out for a large chunk of the book, and it takes some time to find a way to rouse her, and then she wakes up with no memory of whom she was... whereas if one of the characters would have just manned up and kissed her from the get go she would not have woken up amnesiac and would have been up immediately, like the original story.

    I have mixed feelings about this book, because it was an interesting read and, to a point, was well done... but I can't help feel as if the author was trying for a style specific to other authors and failing miserably. While I liked the characters of the lonely ones, particularly Raven, it felt too Gaiman-esque, as I have said earlier, and that makes me feel like the writer has no originality whatsoever. The fact that Snow also seems to have a neverending line of suitors and admirers doesn't help the story either...it just feels as if she can't make up her mind on whom she wants and this leads to a somewhat weak ending where it becomes obvious that because of her station she can never be with the one she loves except as a servant/ employer relationship only, at least that was the impression I got. All of that vacillating, and that was what we were left with? It just felt as if this was a rather pedestrian romance disguised as something more.

    This book rates about 3 and a half stars for me. IT won't prevent me from reading others in the "Once upon a time" series (which I rather do love) however, it might make me think twice about picking up other works by Tracy Lynn, I'm just not blown over by her writing ability.
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  • R.L.K.
    5.0 out of 5 stars Long time love
    Reviewed in the United States on August 22, 2023
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    I was gifted this book15 years ago and have loved it ever since. I couldn’t even say how many times I’ve reread it. Not always a big fan of story retellings but this one really hit the mark.
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  • Lindsay Smith
    4.0 out of 5 stars One of My Childhood Favorites
    Reviewed in the United States on June 2, 2022
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    This was one of my favorite books when I was younger, and I’m glad it holds up as an adult. The story and pacing are good, and it’s a nice quick read. The only reason I can’t give it 5 stars is because it feels like the editor didn’t finish- by the end there are a lot of typo’s and some odd phrases. In one part a character asks a question something that hasn’t been said yet- that sort of stuff. Overall it doesn’t change the content though, and the book is worth the read
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  • Yasmine
    5.0 out of 5 stars Favorite book since I was a kid
    Reviewed in the United States on April 24, 2023
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    I’ve read this a million times. It truly is my comfort book and I love it so so much thank you for writing this cute ass twist of Snow White
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  • Brassy
    5.0 out of 5 stars Snow, not just your average fairytale.
    Reviewed in the United States on August 3, 2007
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    A fantastic book! This retelling gives the story of Snow White a refreshing new twist. While magic still abounds there is a scientific theme that comes across througout the entire story. With a mystic look on cogs, and science this book blends the genres of steampunk and fairytale in a daring way that can actually excites the reader into reading further (or reading again). The characters are likeable, and the setup of the book lends itself to cineamatic possiblites (at least I think so).

    Just to clarify, steampunk is a genre/subculture focusing on athestics and ideals from a utopian version of the industrial revoloution (this is a very broad generalization but after reading the book 4 times I feel that you can't talk about this book without talking about steampunk)
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  • sarah v
    3.0 out of 5 stars no characterization
    Reviewed in the United States on May 22, 2006
    in the beginning of SNOW, the main character Jessica is a lively little girl who likes to run around with the village children. even after her father (who doesn't like to have anything to do with his daughter since her her mother died giving birth to her) takes a new wife, who insists that jessica learn to act like a lady, jessica spends every possible moment out of her stepmother's supervision playing with her old friends. but then the evil duchess locks jessica up for two years, and jessica, renamed Snow, changes. unfortunately, instead of gaining a new personality, she loses all the personality she ever had.

    the result is a colorless character i don't give a damn about. She runs away to London after finding out the duchess is planning to kill her, and joins a group of mysterious part-animal outcasts called the lonely ones. And through all this, she is completely emptyheaded. we never get a glimse into what she is thinking, and thus, no idea of her personality, which in a book means she has none. she falls in love with Raven, who similarly has no personality. the book was just snow did this, snow did that. not snow thought this, or wondered that. not even subtle hints at personality through her actions. ironically, the one time i felt we might get a glimpse at her personality was when she lost her memory. she spent a page or so actually THINKING. unforntunately, she soon regained her memory, and was able to go on with her mindless life. the plot was ok, but i just really didn't care about any of the characters. they were completely two-dimesional.
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  • Megan Hunt
    5.0 out of 5 stars I keep coming back again and again.
    Reviewed in Canada on March 29, 2024
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    I have read this book again and again. I love the story and the characters! I totally recommend it to everyone.
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  • Dr. P. Cramer
    5.0 out of 5 stars Very enjoyable
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 3, 2015
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    A good fun read. This is a really clever twist on the Snow White fairy tale. The Victorian setting works and the story still manages to surprise despite familiarity of original tale.
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