Zel
RL/IL: Young Adult: Grades 5-8
PAGES: 227
Rapunzel comes to life in this magical and detailed story of Zel, the fairy tale character, Rapunzel. Napoli weaves a fairy tale into a novel by extending the traditional Rapunzel story and making Zel a realistic heroine. High in the Swiss Mountains, Zel and her mother live a secluded and peaceful life, but Zel yearns for more socialization. When she and her mother take their semi-annual trip to town, Zel meets Konrad, the local prince who is in search of a bride.
Adhering closely to the original plot, Zel’s mother does the unthinkable. Feeling …read more

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(Although Julie & The Lost Fairy Tale isn’t specifically a time travel novel, like others we’ve mentioned duing Time Travel Week, it does take the reader back into the childhood of Julie’s grandmother and we learn about another era.)
 Stories published as serials in newspapers before they’re compiled into book form dates back to Charles Dickens and other early novelists. Janie Lancaster, author of Julie & the Lost Fairy Tale,  experienced this.   Her book was available in numerous newspapers for the enjoyment of young readers before it appeared in book format this spring, published by Star Publish, LLC.
According to the synopsis, “In Julie’s story, you come …read more