Polly Shulman
Hardcover | Pages: 336 pages Rating: 3.88 | 15153 Users | 2302 Reviews
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| Original Title: | The Grimm Legacy |
| ISBN: | 0399250964 (ISBN13: 9780399250965) |
| Edition Language: | English URL http://www.pollyshulman.com |
| Series: | The Grimm Legacy #1 |
| Characters: | Elizabeth Rew, Marc Merritt, Anjali Rao, Aaron Rosendorn, Stan Mauskopf, Dr. Lee Rust |
| Setting: | New York State(United States) |
| Literary Awards: | Mythopoeic Fantasy Award Nominee for Children’s Literature (2011), Rhode Island Teen Book Award Nominee (2013), Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award Nominee (2012) |
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Elizabeth has a new job at an unusual library - a lending library of objects, not books. In a secret room in the basement lies the Grimm Collection. That's where the librarians lock away powerful items straight out of the Brothers Grimm fairy tales; seven-league boots, a table that produces a feast at the blink of an eye, Snow White's stepmother's sinister mirror that talks in riddles. When the magical objects start to disappear, Elizabeth embarks on a dangerous quest to catch the thief before she can be accused of the crime or captured by the thief. Polly Shulman has created a contemporary fantasy with a fascinating setting and premise, starring an ordinary girl whose after-school job is far from ordinary and leads to a world of excitement, romance and magical intrigue.Declare Containing Books The Grimm Legacy (The Grimm Legacy #1)
| Title | : | The Grimm Legacy (The Grimm Legacy #1) |
| Author | : | Polly Shulman |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 336 pages |
| Published | : | July 8th 2010 by G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers |
| Categories | : | Fantasy. Young Adult. Fairy Tales. Mystery. Fiction. Magic |
Rating Containing Books The Grimm Legacy (The Grimm Legacy #1)
Ratings: 3.88 From 15153 Users | 2302 ReviewsCrit Containing Books The Grimm Legacy (The Grimm Legacy #1)
So much fun! I adored Enthusiasm and have been waiting for Polly Shulman's second book ever since. Once again we have a charming high school girl learning about love and friendship in the context of classic stories, but this time the stories are folk tales. Elizabeth Rew is having a rough year. Her widowed father has remarried and, with two stepdaughters in college, he can no longer afford the tuition for her old school or for her ballet classes. Her best friend has moved to California andThis is a very original and magical story. I have always loved fairy tales of all kinds and I don't think I'll ever grow out of it. Maybe it's a girl thing. Either way I don't care because I had so much fun reading this book. Yes, I felt that I literally had fun.Quick Overview: Elizabeth Rew hasn't been doing too hot lately. Her best friend has moved away, and she hasn't made any friends at her new school. Things seem to be finally going in the right direction though. After a referral from her
3 stars and a halfElizabeths life isnt really awesome lately, after her mother passed away, she couldnt attend the school she wanted or keep her ballet lessons (her step-sisters college fees) and to make things worse, her best friend moved to California. When she got her after-school job in the New York Circulating Material repository, she was expecting books, but, this was no ordinary library. The place was huge, with its stacks and dungeons, and filled to the rim with magic, especially The
The Grimm Legacy was a disappointment. Polly Shulman is a decent writer (Enthusiasm, her previous book, was a cute piece of Austen-inspired YA fluff), and the idea that not only do relics from fairy tales exist but also that they are kept in a special lending library sounded amazing. Unfortunately, unlike the artifacts, The Grimm Legacy has no magic in its soul.Elizabeth, a Cinderella-esque teen who finds herself alone in a new school, is recommended for a page post at the New York Circulating
I can't resist books like this. The thought of a library that has magical objects you can actually borrow is amazing. I've always liked Fairytales (though probably not as much as Elizabeth) so the title is what really caught my attention. We find Elizabeth in a rut. She has no friends at her new school, and all she does at home is chores and homework. So when she is given the opportunity for a job after school at an unusual library she takes it with optimism. And this new job of hers leads
3.5 stars, maybe?Maybe I'm a grinch.
As a library employee AND an afficionado of fairy tales, this book captured my attention from the very blurb. It is the story of a young woman in New York City who goes to work for a lending library of objects, including some quite magical items from fairy tale lore. The Grimm Collection especially intrigues Elizabeth (as it would me), and she eagerly awaits the day when she can explore the collection. But all is not as it seems at the library. Magical objects are going missing, and Elizabeth
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