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A Tale Dark & Grimm

By Adam Gidwitz
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By Adam Gidwitz
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Illustrated by Hugh D’Andrade

By Adam Gidwitz
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By Adam Gidwitz
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By Adam Gidwitz
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Paperback $9.99

Aug 18, 2011 | ISBN 9780142419670 | Middle Grade (10 and up)

Hardcover $17.99

Oct 28, 2010 | ISBN 9780525423348 | Middle Grade (10 and up)

Ebook $9.99

Oct 28, 2010 | ISBN 9781101445280 | Middle Grade (10 and up)

Audiobook Download $15.00

Oct 15, 2019 | 276 Minutes | Middle Grade (10 and up)

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    About A Tale Dark & Grimm

    Now a Netflix animated series!

    The New York Times bestselling debut by Adam Gidwitz, the Newbery Honor-winning author of The Inquisitor’s Tale.

    “A wonderful sense of humor and narrative voice … completely fresh and unique.” –Rick Riordan, #1 bestselling author

    Hansel and Gretel walk out of their own story and into eight other classic Grimm (and Grimm-inspired) fairy tales. An irreverent, witty narrator leads us through encounters with witches, warlocks, dragons, and the devil himself. As the siblings roam a forest brimming with menacing foes, they learn the true story behind the famous tales, as well as how to take charge of their destinies and create their own happily ever after. Because once upon a time, fairy tales were awesome.

    For more awesome fairy tales by Adam Gidwitz look for In a Glass Grimmly and The Grimm Conclusion.

    About A Tale Dark & Grimm

    In this mischievous and utterly original debut, Hansel and Gretel walk out of their own story and into eight other classic Grimm-inspired tales. As readers follow the siblings through a forest brimming with menacing foes, they learn the true story behind (and beyond) the bread crumbs, edible houses, and outwitted witches.

    Fairy tales have never been more irreverent or subversive as Hansel and Gretel learn to take charge of their destinies and become the clever architects of their own happily ever after.

     

    About A Tale Dark & Grimm

    In this mischievous and utterly original debut, Hansel and Gretel walk out of their own story and into eight other classic Grimm-inspired tales. As readers follow the siblings through a forest brimming with menacing foes, they learn the true story behind (and beyond) the bread crumbs, edible houses, and outwitted witches.

    Fairy tales have never been more irreverent or subversive as Hansel and Gretel learn to take charge of their destinies and become the clever architects of their own happily ever after.

     

    About A Tale Dark & Grimm

    Now a Netflix animated series!

    The New York Times bestselling debut by Adam Gidwitz, the Newbery Honor-winning author of The Inquisitor’s Tale.

    “A wonderful sense of humor and narrative voice … completely fresh and unique.” –Rick Riordan, #1 bestselling author

    Hansel and Gretel walk out of their own story and into eight other classic Grimm (and Grimm-inspired) fairy tales. An irreverent, witty narrator leads us through encounters with witches, warlocks, dragons, and the devil himself. As the siblings roam a forest brimming with menacing foes, they learn the true story behind the famous tales, as well as how to take charge of their destinies and create their own happily ever after. Because once upon a time, fairy tales were awesome.

    For more awesome fairy tales by Adam Gidwitz look for In a Glass Grimmly and The Grimm Conclusion.

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    About Adam Gidwitz

    Bestselling author Adam Gidwitz was a teacher for eight years. He told countless stories to his students, who then demanded he write his first book, A Tale Dark & Grimm. Adam has since written two companion novels, In a Glass… More about Adam Gidwitz

    About Adam Gidwitz

    Bestselling author Adam Gidwitz was a teacher for eight years. He told countless stories to his students, who then demanded he write his first book, A Tale Dark & Grimm. Adam has since written two companion novels, In a Glass… More about Adam Gidwitz

    About Adam Gidwitz

    Bestselling author Adam Gidwitz was a teacher for eight years. He told countless stories to his students, who then demanded he write his first book, A Tale Dark & Grimm. Adam has since written two companion novels, In a Glass… More about Adam Gidwitz

    About Adam Gidwitz

    Bestselling author Adam Gidwitz was a teacher for eight years. He told countless stories to his students, who then demanded he write his first book, A Tale Dark & Grimm. Adam has since written two companion novels, In a Glass… More about Adam Gidwitz

    Product Details

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Action & Adventure

    Paperback | $9.99
    Published by Dutton Books for Young Readers
    Aug 18, 2011 | 288 Pages | 5-1/16 x 7-3/4 | Middle Grade (10 and up) | ISBN 9780142419670

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Action & Adventure

    Hardcover | $17.99
    Published by Dutton Books for Young Readers
    Oct 28, 2010 | 272 Pages | 5-1/2 x 8-1/4 | Middle Grade (10 and up) | ISBN 9780525423348

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Action & Adventure

    Ebook | $9.99
    Published by Dutton Books for Young Readers
    Oct 28, 2010 | 256 Pages | Middle Grade (10 and up) | ISBN 9781101445280

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Action & Adventure | Audiobooks

    Audiobook Download | $15.00
    Published by Listening Library
    Oct 15, 2019 | 276 Minutes | Middle Grade (10 and up) | ISBN 9780593170885

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    Praise

    Accolades for A Tale Dark & Grimm:
    • New York Times bestseller
    • Selection on the Today Show’s Al’s Book Club for Kids
    • NCTE Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Selection
    • An E. B. White Read Aloud Honor Book
    • New York Times Editors’ Choice pick
    • Publishers Weekly Flying Start
    • School Library Journal Best Book of the Year
    • ALA Notable Book
     
    “Unlike any children’s book I’ve ever read . . . [it] holds up to multiple re-readings, like the classic I think it will turn out to be.”—New York Times Book Review
    “A marvelous reworking of old stories that manages to be fresh, frightening, funny, and humane.”—Wall Street Journal

    Accolades for In a Glass Grimmly:
    • New York Times bestseller
    • A Publishers Weekly Best Book of 2012
    • A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of 2012
    • A School Librry Journal Best Book of 2012
     
     “Gidwitz is back with a second book that, if possible, outshines A Tale Dark & Grimm.”—School Library Journal, starred review
     
     “Compulsively readable.”—Kirkus Reviews, starred review
     
    “Gory, hilarious, touching, and lyrical all at once, with tons of kid appeal.”—The Horn Book
     
    “Adam Gidwitz leads us into creepy forests, gruesome deeds, terrible monsters, and—far worse—the dark places of the human heart. It’s horrible . . . and I LOVED it!”—Tom Angleberger, author of The Strange Case of Origami

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