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Rapunzel's Revenge | 
 enlarge | Authors: Shannon Hale, Dean Hale
Creator: Nathan Hale
Publisher: Bloomsbury USA Children's Books
Category: Book
List Price: $18.99
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Rating:  14 reviews
Sales Rank: 21824
Media: Hardcover
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 144
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.6
Dimensions (in): 10.9 x 7.9 x 1
ISBN: 159990070X
Dewey Decimal Number: 741.5973
EAN: 9781599900704
ASIN: 159990070X
Publication Date: August 5, 2008
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Product Description
Once upon a time, in a land you only think you know, lived a little girl and her mother . . . or the woman she thought was her mother. Every day, when the little girl played in her pretty garden, she grew more curious about what lay on the other side of the garden wall . . . a rather enormous garden wall. And every year, as she grew older, things seemed weirder and weirder, until the day she finally climbed to the top of the wall and looked over into the mines and desert beyond. Newbery Honor-winning author Shannon Hale teams up with husband Dean Hale and brilliant artist Nathan Hale (no relation) to bring readers a swashbuckling and hilarious twist on the classic story as you’ve never seen it before. Watch as Rapunzel and her amazing hair team up with Jack (of beanstalk fame) to gallop around the wild and western landscape, changing lives, righting wrongs, and bringing joy to every soul they encounter.
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 My Kind of Rapunzel December 27, 2008
My 8 year old daughter loves comic books. When I saw this at the bookstore, I knew it would be a hit. She stayed up late with a booklight and read half of it last night. From the clever storytelling to the fantastic illustrations - this is such a fun read and absolutely captivating. We heard there is a sequel in the making. Can't wait!
Fab-fab-fabulous! December 16, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
After purchasing this graphic novel for myself, I decided to purchase it for all of my friends for Christmas (not because there is anything particularly Christmasy about it, but because it is an awesome gift!). I have always loved fairytales, especially Rapunzel. but I appreciate the modern approach of having the "damsel" not exactly always a "damsel-in-distress". Half the young girls I know/have known have fantasized about having really long hair - and what better use for it, than as a weapon to fight injustice? The graphics are wonderful and the story is humorous and inventive. My friend's little girl keeps getting this from the library, because she loves the heroine and how brave and tough, yet adorable she is. This is a fun twist on a fairytale, as well as a western-tale, and a comic book superhero tale. I feel that it is written for a young adult-level audience, but younger kids can enjoy the pictures and the basic story, and older "kids" can admire and enjoy the whole package.
As clever as it is good-humored November 18, 2008
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
Who knew Rapunzel had it in her? All those years spent locked away in that tower, waiting for some handsome young prince to come along and rescue her --- wait, she didn't need a man to get out of that predicament?
It turns out Rapunzel was actually a kick-butt heroine who had a feisty temperament and tenacity --- or at least that's how a trio of Hales have envisioned her. Shannon Hale, a Newbery Award-winning children's book author, has teamed up with her husband, Dean, to write RAPUNZEL'S REVENGE, which turns the original Brothers Grimm tale on its ear. They brought in the help of talented illustrator Nathan Hale (no relation) for help fleshing out the story.
RAPUNZEL'S REVENGE offers a thrilling reimagining of the fairy tale --- just look at the cover to see Rapunzel looking like she's straight out of the wild west. Inside, she's thrown into even more outrageous settings, all of which work somehow --- and it succeeds because of its unabashed spirit. The Hales seem like they're having a ball with this story, and they like to mix in generous helpings of other myths and legends to flesh out the action. (Also, a couple of other fairy tales find their way into the telling of RAPUNZEL'S REVENGE, but it would take an evil stepmother to give them away here.)
RAPUNZEL'S REVENGE sticks fairly close to the original at the beginning. Rapunzel is a young girl living with Mother Gothel, who rules over the land with an iron fist (and a little bit of witchcraft). They live in luxury (or boredom, to hear Rapunzel tell it), with Rapunzel having no idea what lies over the giant wall surrounding their castle. When she dares to spy over it one day, and finally meets her real mother living in poverty on the other side, she incurs the wrath of Mother Gothel and gets locked away in a small room at the top of a very tall tree.
When her hair begins to grow excessively long, Rapunzel formulates a plan. With a clever guile, she learns how to use her hair like a rope, rappelling out of the tree and into the wild forest around her. And here's where the adventure truly begins (as Rapunzel herself puts it in her narration, "This is where the `once upon a time' part ends."). And what an adventure it is. When Rapunzel meets up with a young scallywag named Jack, things really pick up. Both are on the run: Jack is a horse thief, and Gothel has put a price on Rapunzel's head. To make things worse, Gothel has locked up Rapunzel's birth mother, and Rapunzel is bound and determined to get back to the castle to rescue her mother and overthrow Gothel for good.
Luckily for readers, RAPUNZEL'S REVENGE is as clever as it is good-humored. The plot never rests for too long, keeping our two intrepid heroes constantly moving and always in some spot of trouble that takes all their wits to escape. Mining the depths of fairy tales provides a wealth of material, and giving this one a modern-day twist adds layers of personality to the mix. Believe it or not, this Rapunzel is so much more interesting to read about than what the Brothers Grimm offered.
--- Reviewed by John Hogan
 rapunzel's revenge November 18, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This would be a great book if you knew that it's a comic book when you order it and you like that kind of thing. I don't think that my daughter would like it. Just so you know - it is like a comic book.
Buy two copies, one for a friend! November 14, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I'm a fan of Shannon Hale's novels, and I too was surprised that this is in a "comic book" format. Wow! The story is well-told, but my kudos go to the illustrator Nathan Hale. I had to read this twice in succession -- first to enjoy the plot, but the second time to look closely at every picture. The pictures make the text even more ironic and witty, and there are little themes in the pictures alone (watch the goose, for example). I feel silly sometimes for reading "kid's books", but this was so classy I plan to share with friends.
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