“WANTED: DEAD OR ALIVE: RAPUNZEL For horse thieving, kidnapping, jail breaking, and using her hair in a manner other than nature intended!”
Rapunzel Revenge by Shannon and Dean Hale
(Rapunzel Revenge, Book 1)
Genre: Western, Graphic Novel, Fairy Tale Retelling, Series
Honors: No honors mentioned which is too bad
Review: Rapunzel grew up surrounded by a huge wall. Each year she played in the garden she wondered what was beyond the wall and why her mother, Mother Gothel prevented her from viewing the world outside the walls. But finally one day Rapunzel decided to find out. What she discovered was that her Mother was not her real mother at all but a evil dictator who held slaves to do her dirty work such as mine for her. Rapunzel also found her real mother. Mother Gothel recaptured Rapunzel and took her away and trapped her in a tree that she grew to enormous heights using her growing magic. While living in the tree the growing magic effected Rapunzel's hair and it grew to amazing lengths. Using it to escape Rapunzel vowed to save her mother still held captive by Mother Gothel. With the help from an thief named Jack, Rapunzel attempts to free the land and people from the tyranny of Mother Gothel.
Opinion: I love this book. It was a little younger then I thought it would be, but I don't think that it diminishes the enjoyment of it. I like the western setting of the Rapunzel story, it was a very intersting and original way to play the fairy tale. The story sets up for more novels in the future.
Ideas: The book is on the shelf for teens in my library so I would recommend to any teen who likes graphic novels, especially girls. Just from it's unique story (set as a western) I would definitely use it for a graphic novel display. I know that my library has trouble keeping this book on their shelf.
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| One of the panels in the book, the titles crack me up! |
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