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School Library Journal
Reviewed on July 1, 2012 | Grades 5-up
Gr 7 Up—It's not so happy in Ever After-at least not in Koertge's verses, which skew and skewer traditional fairy tales. Cinderella's stepsisters ("We have names, by the way. She's Sarah/and I'm Kathy…") are understandably disgruntled, but wouldn't you expect Rapunzel to be satisfied? Not so: "…I love my daughter. But the prince is moody and...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on July 1, 2012
A much-honored poet and novelist retells, in free verse and from various points of view, twenty-three familiar tales (mostly Grimm, Andersen, and Perrault). With a contemporary sensibility and voice, Koertge pitches directly to teenagers. Beauty's Beast, though allowing that "her love...transformed me," is still nostalgic for the time when his teeth were fangs and Beauty "almost wanted / me to break her neck and open her / up like a purse." For the Ugly Duckling, "Grief is a street he skates down"; the swans, surrogate pare...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2012
With a contemporary sensibility and voice pitched perfectly to teenagers, Koertge retells, in free verse and from various points of view,...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
