Now debut author Megan Morrison provides us her own take on the Rapunzel tale. And many writers and movie makers have sought to do just that. It’s a story that begs for more to the telling. The witch takes her revenge on the pair, but ultimately they find a happy ending. Then a prince spies the tower, climbs the hair and meets the girl. The witch raises the baby girl in a tower where the girl’s hair grows preposterously long and acts as the mechanism for the witch to come and go from the tower. The main stories tell of a girl baby who is stolen from her parents as payment/punishment for her father stealing rampion from the witch’s garden. Most of us know the fairy tale of the girl in the tower with the super long hair. Grounded reveals a wonderful new world begging to be explored, full of the kind of magical detail that turns casual readers into lifelong fans.Grounded: The Adventures of Rapunzelby Megan Morrison (Arthur A. "The last time I read a book this funny, this smart, and this charming, it was written by J.K.
It's a sprightly, imaginative romp that keeps unraveling tales as quickly as it spins them, with a spunky heroine and charismatic thief guiding our way." - Soman Chainani, New York Times bestselling author of The School for Good and Evil "What makes Grounded so much fun is its ability to combine biting satire with the innocence of fairy tales. With a lovable heroine who finds her courage, a somewhat reluctant guide, and an adventure worth following, Grounded is one of my favorite reads this year!" - Jennifer Nielsen, New York Times bestselling author of The False Prince "Think you know Rapunzel's story? Think again, because the tower was only the beginning.
A full-bodied world worth revisiting." - Publishers Weekly "Those expecting a Disneyesque Rapunzel in Morrison’s debut, first in the Tyme series, will be pleasantly surprised by the novel’s emotional depth and inventiveness. Rapunzel and Jack have an easy, witty banter going as they quest, adding a much appreciated dollop of humor to their tale." - Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books, starred review "Morrison has a deft hand with both world-building and pacing, carefully constructing the geography and various politics of the fairy-tale world of Tyme in between chase scenes, bridge collapses, narrow escapes, and bargains with all sorts of devious beings. Readers will be eager for more episodes of the intrepid team of Rapunzel and Jack." - Kirkus Reviews, starred review
The characters are refreshingly three-dimensional, helping readers empathize with Rapunzel as she wrestles with universal feelings of love and betrayal. * "The novel does not miss a beat in creating Tyme, a beautifully described world with a seamless fusion of magical and nonmagical beings, scenery and objects. Praise for Grounded: The Adventures of Rapunzel:
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