Please don't confuse this book with the play. This is one of the best examples of fractured fairytales. Gardner weaves The Pied Piper through many other tales. Storm and her sisters, Aurora and Anything, make this book a must-read.
Into the Woods
By Lyn Gardner
Interest Level | Reading Level | Reading A-Z | ATOS | Word Count |
---|---|---|---|---|
Grades 4 - 7 | Grades 6 - 8 | W | 6 | 78538 |
Storm, Aurora, and Anything Eden live in a decaying mansion on the edge of the wilds with their erstwhile father and indolent mother. When an accident leaves them orphaned and at the mercy of the sinister Dr. DeWilde, these three courageous and eccentric sisters are forced to flee into the woods, where they encounter kidnappers, sweet-filled orphanages, mountains of ice, diamond mines, and some ravenously hungry wolves.
Taking inspiration from numerous fairytales and weaving them into a wholly original story, Into the Woods is a whirlwind of a novel, full of imaginative happenings and dastardly deeds.
From the Hardcover edition.
Taking inspiration from numerous fairytales and weaving them into a wholly original story, Into the Woods is a whirlwind of a novel, full of imaginative happenings and dastardly deeds.
From the Hardcover edition.
Publisher: Yearling
ISBN-13: 9780440422235
ISBN-10: 044042223X
Published on 5/12/2009
Binding: Paperback
Number of pages: 448