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Beanstalker and Other Hilarious Scarytales by [Kiersten White]

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Beanstalker and Other Hilarious Scarytales Kindle Edition

by Kiersten White (Author) Format: Kindle Edition

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Once upon a time, a girl skipped into the forest and became a zombie.Wait, no, that's not how this story is supposed to go. Let's try again.Once upon a time, a boy did a horrible job as a sheep-sitter and burned his tongue on stolen pie.No, children in these stories are always good and virtuous. From the top.Once upon a time, a king and queen tried to find a princess for their son to marry, and he wound up fleeing from a group of very hairy vampires.Hmmm...What about, once upon a time, a bunch of fairy tales got twisted around to be completely hilarious, a tiny bit icky, and delightfully spooky scarytales... in other words, exactly what fairy tales were meant to be. Grab some flaming torches, maybe don't accept that bowl of pease porridge, and get ready for a wickedly fun ride with acclaimed author Kiersten White and fairy tales like you've never heard them before.

Reading age

8 - 12 years
Print length

224 pages
Language

English
Grade level

3 - 7
Publisher

Scholastic Press
Publication date

25 July 2017
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ISBN-13

978-0545940603
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About the Author

Kiersten White is the New York Times bestselling author of numerous novels for young adults. She lives with her family near the ocean in San Diego. Visit her online at www.kierstenwhite.com.

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"Best-selling YA author White makes her middle grade debut in this creepy but hilarious collection of reimagined fairy tales . . . will have readers eagerly flipping from story to story." -- School Library Journal

"Zombies and vampires and Grimm, oh my! . . . Disturbingly delightful." -- Kirkus Reviews

"Readers . . . will eat it up (just don't taste the porridge)." -- Booklist

"Accessible storytelling combines with familiar motifs . . . Plan for uproarious amusement" -- BCCB --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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ASIN : B01NANZBDT
Publisher : Scholastic Press; Illustrated edition (25 July 2017)
Language : English
File size : 46245 KB
Text-to-Speech : Enabled
Screen Reader : Supported
Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
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Word Wise : Enabled
Print length : 224 pages

Best Sellers Rank: #463,818 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #1,020 in Children's Horror & Ghost Stories (Kindle Store)
- #1,946 in Children's Traditional Stories (Kindle Store)
- #2,648 in Children's Horror & Ghost Stories (Books)

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Khushi Singh

Great book

Reviewed in India on 13 October 2019

This is really good book as it is very funny and just a little bit spooky

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Lili Lost in a Book

Whether you're a kid or a kid at heart, you will definitely enjoy this book!

Reviewed in the United States on 15 September 2017

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"Vampires and Zombies and Stepmothers, Oh my! "

I can always count on Kiersten White for a fun, humorous read, and this was no exception! While yes it is an MG novel, I do like to read them every once in awhile, and this one was amazing! I thoroughly enjoyed it!

So this book basically has fairy tale retellings but with a spooky twist! Plus, it has some nursery rhyme story elements thrown in too! I totally loved the blend of fairy tales with the nursery rhymes! When I first heard about this book I thought it was going to be a sort of anthology of retellings, but no! It actually has a very linear story and it was a lot of fun to see all these different stories combined into one epic book! It does change POVs, so it will seem like we’re starting a new story with another character not pertinent to the previous story we were just reading. However, it's all interconnected, trust me.

I also have to talk about the narrator because they were just so darn sassy, and I loved it! The narrator was also very self-aware and it almost reminded me of Deadpool! It was just very cool!

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[The queen] pulled the blindfold off the huntsman.
“WHAT DO I DO KNOW?” HE SHOUTED, BECAUSE HE COULDN’T HEAR ANYTHING AND DIDN’T REALIZE THE QUEEN COULD HEAR PERFECTLY WELL. THIS IS WHAT YOU DO, TOO, WHEN YOU HAVE HEADPHONES ON AND FORGET NO ONE ELSE DOES. SEE HOW ANNOYING IT IS?

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(Wait a second—she’s BURNING the books? What a horrible girl! I hate her! Quick, make sure she isn't burning this one, because we still have a lot of ground to cover before the end.)
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Some of the characters we meet include, Jack (as in ‘and the Beanstalk,’ obviously), Rapunzel, Snow White, Little Red Riding Hood, Cinderella, Jack and Jill, the Stepmother, and so many others! I loved the overlapping between the characters, and I can’t go into too much detail because you just have to meet them yourself! It was really crazy and fun! And I loved how all the characters interacted with one another. I will say that, surprisingly, my favorite character was... the stepmother. She is basically the one who holds everything together, and I loved that twist! But isn’t she evil, you must be asking yourself. Well, you’re just gonna have to see for yourself. I also liked Jack, who I guess was our protagonist, but only because he’s an idiot and everything was pretty much his fault. Lol. But yeah, he was a really fun character.

I very much enjoyed the author’s unique spin on all these famous stories—it was so much fun! I loved the world, the plethora of characters, the cool typography, and the fun illustrations. And I loved that it was a bit spooky and a whole lot of funny, all at the same time! Plus, it has a gorgeous cover.

Whether you're a kid or a kid at heart, you will definitely enjoy this book!

Ashley Tidwell

Hilarious as the name suggest!

Reviewed in the United States on 27 July 2017

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This was a fast fun delight to read! I laughed so hard at the princess and the...pea story I honestly had tears rolling down my face. I loved the reimagined idea of fairy tale woman taking charge and goldilocks was perfect, also Jill. It made fun of old cliches and added adorable touches to Jack and added stories like his and Mary together. Honestly I just want to give it to the closest kid I can find because it's hilarious just as the name says and I know they'd love it!

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Celina Corak

11 yr old thrilled by these disgusting stories

Reviewed in the United States on 5 September 2019

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My 11 yr old princess was thrilled and delighted by these hilarious and often disgusting twisted tales. Great for all elementary levels even if parents read aloud.

Lisa J.

Not what we expected

Reviewed in the United States on 26 September 2018

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Bought this for my 11 year old son to read and he couldn’t finish it. He said the stories were too weird and different from the original stories. It just wasn’t for him

Megan Knueppel

Love it!

Reviewed in the United States on 23 November 2018

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If you like a twist on the traditional, then you must read this. My kids love it and so do my teacher friends. Bought five so far!

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