Rapunzel's Revenge by Shannon and Dean Hale

 Title: Rapunzel's Revenge

Series: N/A
Author(s): Shannon and Dean Hale
Genre: Graphic Novel, Young Adult
Publisher: Bloomsbury USA Children's Books
Received from: Library Book 

Release Date: August 19, 2008
Finished: February 2010
Pages: 144
Challenges: None
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My Thoughts: As a young, quizzical girl, Rapunzel has questions about her surroundings and her parentage. Soon she finds out the woman she believed was her mother is not. As Rapunzel starts inspecting the grounds, she finds another secret hidden from her that makes her fake mother banish Rapunzel to a tower she cannot escape from.  How will she survive?

I liked this version of Rapunzel. It's happier than, say, the Sondheim musical Into The Woods, where Rapunzel is a mother of twins and is way past postpartum depression. The Hales' book has an enjoyable story and artwork.

Shannon Hale is no stranger to retelling fairy tales, but now she has help from family from her husband Dean to write this one.

About the Author: Shannon Hale is an author of teen and adult books.  This is the first book for Dean Hale. Check out their website: http://www.squeetus.com/.