by Adam Gidwitz
You may think you know the story of Hansel and Gretel – the Brother Grimm’s fairy tale about the siblings who were almost eaten by an evil witch who lived in a gingerbread house. But you’ve never heard this version before. The author weaves the story of Hansel and Gretel into eight other classic Grimm-inspired fairy tales.Full of adventure, warlocks, hunters, dragons and a narrator that interrupts the story with advice to the reader, this is a great adventure story for kids looking for a well-written fractured fairy tale or horror story. As the narrator states, ‘It may be frightening, it’s certainly bloody, and it’s definitely not for the faint of heart, but unlike those other fairy tales you know, this one is true.’You’ll want to keep turning the pages to find out what happens to Hansel and Gretel next