If you aren’t yet in fifth grade –DO NOT OPEN THIS BOOK! If you have never read any of the grim “Grimm’s Folk Tales,” maybe you should not read this book. The author of A Tale Dark & Grimm warns repeatedly that this book is bloody, scary, and not for the faint of heart. The main characters, Hansel and Gretel, weave in and out of the most gruesome of the Grimm’s folk tales. Mr. Gidwitz describes unbelievable places and scenes of horror in detail, and warns you continuously that worse is yet to come, while he dares you to read on. Some of the things that happen to Hansel and Gretel are so gross you know right away that they couldn’t possibly have happened. Sometimes the author lets you in on the secret that what is happening to Hansel and Gretel is all an illusion, but, is it? To find out, you have to read this book! Review by Trudy Walsh
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