Adam Gidwitz, Dutton, $16.99 (192p) ISBN 978-0-525-42334-8
Hansel and Gretel actually had their heads chopped off. Who knew? If that statement sends you scrambling for your favorite search engine, Gidwitz is savoring that reaction. And for readers who shriek with bloodthirsty delight, not skepticism, he has
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Adam Gidwitz. Dutton, $16.99 (336p) ISBN 978-0-525-42581-6
The grossness quotient has gone up in Gidwitz’s companion to A Tale Dark and Grimm, his grisly reimagining of classic fairy tales. Translation: this second foray is even more enjoyable than the author’s acclaimed debut. The protagonists in this...
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Adam Gidwitz, read by the author and a full cast. Listening Library, 10 hrs., $40 ISBN 978-0-7352-8736-5
In 1242 France, weary travelers at an inn exchange stories of their encounters with a group of three children accompanied by their dog who are set to be brought before the king for the threat they pose. The story is framed as an inquisition, with an
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Adam Gidwitz. Dutton, $16.99 (368p) ISBN 978-0-525-42615-8
If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it, and Gidwitz deploys his successful formula of bloody happenings and narratorial intrusion in his third and final installment of unexpurgated fairy tales. The protagonists are Jorinda and Joringel, who go through hair-
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Adam Gidwitz, illus. by Hatem Aly. Dutton, $17.99 (384p) ISBN 978-0-525-42616-5
In 1242 France, weary travelers at an inn trade stories about three miraculous children and their dog, Gwenforte, who has returned from the dead. The children—Jeanne, a peasant girl who has visions of the future; William, an oblate of partial...
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Adam Gidwitz, illus. by Hatem Aly. Dutton, $14.99 (192p) ISBN 978-0-7352-3170-2
Kicking off the Unicorn Rescue Society series is a middle grade story filled with twists and turns and narrated in a fresh, fun style. Gidwitz (The Inquisitor’s Tale) introduces animal enthusiast and basically “normal kid,” Elliot Eisner, whose...
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Adam Gidwitz. Dutton, $18.99 (336p) ISBN 978-0-593-11208-3
After Kristallnacht, things continue getting worse for German Jews, prompting the parents of highly intelligent 11-year-old Max Bretzfeld to send him to England via the Kindertransport. Though Max doesn’t want to go—especially because he often feels
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