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Your favorite fairy tales as you've never read them before. Fractured fairy tales will give you a chuckle. Read the free preview to see what these stories are like. While written for the middle grade reader and young adults, kids of all ages will enjoy them. The Princess & the Pea What kind of woman complains about sleeping on a dozen mattresses and feeling a pea at the bottom? For that matter, what kind of man puts a woman through this to see if...
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Mother Goose, Ver farblondjet!* Aesop? You're not fooling anyone. Brothers Grimm? Goniffs.** You didn't create the fairy tale--we did (The Chosen People) thousands of years ago, to keep the kids quiet when we were running from Pharoah.
Here are all your favorite classic fairy tales as they're supposed to be told:
Goldie's Lox and the Three Bagels
Rumpleforeskin
Snow Whitefish and the Seven Dwarfkins
The Three Little Chazzers
Jake and Mr. Bienstock
Pushkin...
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This You Choose adventure is told from three different perspectives--the witch tries to explain that her motives are innocent; Gretel helps her brother Hansel explore a planet made of chocolate; and Hansel follows his wheelchair-bound friend Gretel into a virtual reality simulation--and the reader chooses which plot to pursue.
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In this You Choose adventure, Rapunzel can be a lonely high school student, hoping to escape her grandmother's apartment to audition for the school musical; a professional gamer, isolated and at the mercy of her overbearing manager; or the adopted daughter of Dame Gothel, rumored to be a witch--the reader decides which plot to pursue.
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In this You Choose adventure, the miller's daughter has to turn seaweed into oxygen in a bubble city on a polluted Earth, a middle school student has to complete binders of math problems, and a lonely magical hermit's offers of assistance stem from his desire for friendship--the reader chooses which plot to pursue.
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This You Choose adventure is told from three different perspectives--White Snow is a secret agent in Good Prince's army, looking for a computer with secret codes for a bomb; Mrs. White desperately searches for her runaway daughter Snow; and Charming, towed by his seven loyal sleddogs, goes to rescue his friend and mentor Meteorologist Snow-White, who is trapped in a raging blizzard in the Arctic--the reader chooses which plot to pursue.
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Capstone Press
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[2019]
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A choose-your-own-adventure in which the reader can proceed as a knight facing a female beast, explore the future with an android prince, or chase super-stardom in a modern version of the classic fairy tale. Includes a history of Beauty and the Beast.
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Capstone Press
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[2019]
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A choose-your-own-adventure in which the reader can proceed as Princess Rose locked in a medieval tower, as accident-prone party-girl Mollie Maleficent, or as Aurora, attempting to save martian Prince Phillip from Maleficent's alien minions. Includes a history of Sleeping Beauty.
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A choose-your-own-adventure in which the reader can proceed as a sheriff in the Old West, an advisor on the moon, or the friend of a wealthy but shallow trendsetter in a modern version of the classic fairy tale. Includes a history of The Emperor's New Clothes."
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Capstone Press
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[2020]
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A choose-your-own-adventure in which the reader can proceed as a space princess trapped on a deserted moon, a handsome prince with a green complexion, or an adventurer in an enchanted forest in a modern version of the classic fairy tale. Includes a history of The frog prince.
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This Fractured Fairy Tale weaves the story of Rosabelle or "Rosa." The teen can't wait to start her first job at a local coffee shop. There, she meets and gets to know her co-worker, Draven, a troubled goth boy. When he leaves his phone at work one day, she brings it to his house, where she discovers his secret. Later, a police encounter endangers Draven's family and future. Can Rosabelle figure out a way to help her beastly co-worker? Aligned to...
18) Cindy Rella
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This fractured fairy tale weaves the story of Cindy Rella. With a big school dance coming up, tomboy Cindy worries she isn't glamorous enough to attend like her vapid cousins. Plus, her career driven aunt has a list of chores for Cindy. But, with the help of a handicapped friend and his tailor father, Cindy gets her chance to go to the dance. Can she make it home and get her chores done before her family finds out? Aligned to Common Core Standards...
19) Rapunzel swings
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"This fractured fairy tale weaves the story of Zelina, or 'Zel' Flynn. After Zel's mother passes away, the homeschooled teen returns to public school. But her extraordinarily long hair isn't the only thing that draws attention to her. Zel's smarts provoke the jealousy of a cheerleader who competes with her academically. Zel also finds herself drawn to gymnastics despite her clumsy form. Will her rival get her down, or will Zel swing into action?"...
20) Sleeping Beauté
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This fractured fairy tale weaves the story of Beaute, or "Tay." The sleep deprived gamer is addicted to a fantasy world building RPG. But, she grows concerned when she notices not all is well with her friend, Sela, in real life and the video game world. One night, Tay discovers that everyone has fallen asleep. Everyone except for Sela. Tay realizes they're inside the video game. Will Tay be able to help her friend and figure out how to escape the...