The Sister's Grimm, Book 1 of The Fairy Tale Dectective series by Michael Buckley is a modern fantasy about two sisters who are orphaned after the mysterious disappearance of their parents. Several foster homes later, they are placed in custody of Mrs. Grimm, their grandmother that they have been told is dead! The sisters arrive at Mrs. Grimm's house and meet Mr. Canis and Elvis the dog. Mr. Canis rarely talks and acts oddly and soon the sisters discover things are not what they seem!
Grandmother Grimm tells the sisters they are the great-great-great-great- granddaughters of Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, the collectors and re-tellers of Grimm's Fairy Tales. The story gets stranger still when Grandmother Grimm tells them that fairy tale creatures, known as Ever Afters live among the people of Ferryport! The oldest of the two sisters does not believe this could be true until evidence is shown to her that Ever Afters do live among them!
An adventure story, mystery, and classic fairy tale rolled into one, this story will capture reader's attention until the very last page! Creatively developed plot lines and representation of famous fairy tale characters such as "Prince Charming" and "The Three Pigs" is intriguing! The traditional elements of magic, and good versus evil are present in this story.
I could not put this book down! The mystery elements combined with the fairy tale elements left me wondering what would happen next. I am happy that there are 4 more books in this series. I am eager to share them with students!
Suggested reading level: 4-6
Keywords: fairy tales, Brother's Grimm, Sister's Grimm, mystery, modern fantasy, magic
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