{"product_id":"girls-isbn-9781782693796","title":"Girls","description":"\u003cb\u003eA collection of dark, funny retellings of 7 classic and familiar fairy tales, giving young adult readers a new perspective for navigating everyday challenges.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Bold, sharp and written with deceptive simplicity,and heightened by Schaap's ominous black-and-white illustrations, this is an absorbing, slyly sinister collection for 11+.” —\u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThese are no damsels in distress, but young women of flesh and blood - who certainly don't need rescuing. In these 7 famous fairy tales turned into enchanting, inspiring and sometimes hair-raising stories for today's world, you’ll find girls with their own dreams and desires, bravely facing problems that are both relatable and daunting and fighting to overcome them.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA miller’s daughter with a special gift decides      marrying a prince wasn’t such a good idea after all.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA determined girl gives up on trying to kiss a      frog.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA fearless heroine comes face-to-face with a      not-so Big Bad Wolf.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA monstrous princess, held captive on a deserted      island, yearns to break free and find her true place in the world.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTwo sisters, abandoned by their father, wander      lost in the big city, until they meet a pair of\u003ci\u003e very \u003c\/i\u003ehelpful      old ladies.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA young maid finds something terrible in a locked      room while she is cleaning the Reverend’s house – then the Reverend      arrives home.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA forgotten young girl learns to finally let go of      her sleeping big sister and live her own life.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom the author of the international bestseller \u003ci\u003eOf Salt and Shore\u003c\/i\u003e, and translated by the award-winning Laura Watkinson, these reimagined fairy tales are funny, feminist and achingly true to life.\"Readers won’t find conventional happy endings, though several stories conclude on hopeful notes, with girls grasping independence and self-worth as they move forward. The retellings are largely faithful to their source material, with small differences that draw attention to unsettling implications within each one. The third-person omniscient point of view highlights the girls’ internal narration, which reveals their own selfishness but also their courage and kindness. Schaap’s evocative art punctuates the text. Cautionary tales that feel both fresh and familiar.\"\u003cbr\u003e—Kirkus ReviewsAnnet Schaap is one of the Netherlands' best-loved authors and illustrators. Her debut novel \u003ci\u003eLampie\u003c\/i\u003e won four prizes in the Netherlands and Flanders, including the Golden Pencil for the best Dutch children's book of the year, was translated into twenty languages and was the first translated book to ever be shortlisted for the UK’s Carnegie Medal. It is also available from Pushkin Children's Books.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLaura Watkinson is a full-time translator from Dutch, Italian and German. She has also translated many titles for Pushkin Children’s Books, including Jan Terlouw’s\u003ci\u003eWinter in Wartime\u003c\/i\u003e, Tonke Dragt’s \u003ci\u003eThe Letter for the King\u003c\/i\u003e and Annet Schaap’s \u003ci\u003eOf Salt and Shore\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in Amsterdam.","brand":"Pushkin Children's Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46302561042661,"sku":"NP9781782693796","price":12.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781782693796.jpg?v=1767728161","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/girls-isbn-9781782693796","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}