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    In a Glass Grimmly

    Written by Adam Gidwitz

    Narrated by Johnny Heller

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    About this audiobook

    More Grimm tales await in the harrowing, hilarious companion to a beloved new classic.

    Take caution ahead--

    Oversize plant life, eerie amphibious royalty, and fear-inducing creatures abound.

    Lest you enter with dread.

    Follow Jack and Jill as they enter startling new landscapes that may (or may not) be scary, bloody, terrifying, and altogether true.

    Step lively, dear reader . . .

    Happily ever after isn't cutting it anymore.

    In this companion novel to Adam Gidwitz's widely acclaimed, award-winning debut, A Tale Dark & Grimm, Jack and Jill explore a new set of tales from the Brothers Grimm and others, including Jack and the Beanstalk and The Frog Prince.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRecorded Books Audio
    Release dateJan 1, 2013
    ISBN9781470360788
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    Reviews for In a Glass Grimmly

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    • 4/5
      A darker version of the Princess and the Frog.The narrative is crisp, brief, and brisk.Characters are stereotypical and somewhat stunted, but this is a short, so there isn't a lot of time for development.Overall, an interesting read.
    • 5/5
      This book is entertaining to read and hard to put down. The author tells his own version and combination of Grimm fairytales. The story is often interrupted by the narrator giving it a fun feeling. Grades 3-7.
    • 5/5
      As gruesumely enjoyable as the first
    • 3/5
      Pretty fun - and gruesome - mixture of fairytales.
    • 3/5
      Frog joins cousins Jack and Jill in leaving their own stories to seek a magic mirror, encountering such creatures as giants, mermaids, and goblins along the way. Based in part on fairy tales from the Brothers Grimm and Hans Christian Andersen.
    • 4/5
      i found this book hard to get into initially as Gidwitz's first person writing style and narration of the tale took me a while to come to terms with. However once i got to the chapter where Jack & Jill meet the mermaids etc i was hooked. This book is the tale of Jack and Jill along with a 3 legged frog who go in search of a looking glass so that they don't have to forsake their lives. Intertwined in Jack & Jill's adventure is a myriad of other fairytales told somewhat differently than the softer versions we know of. We read about what really happened when Jack and Jill went up the hill to fetch a pail of water. Jack did break his crown and, yes, Jill did come tumbling after. But, while they were on a quest to find a looking glass, it really turned out to be a quest to find themselves. They challenged giants to an eating competition, were drowned by mermaids, captured by goblins and were swallowed by a giant salamander to retrieve the so called looking glass. Worth the read for versions of light hearted fairy tales with added gory bits (not too scary or gory).
    • 5/5
      its one of favorite book. I recomand to every one

    • 3/5
      The author wrote this series in the trendy mode where he breaks the fourth wall to comment on the narrative as it unrolls.Rather than just rewriting or updating the classic fairy tales, he massages a selection of themes and tales from different authors as "chapters" in a coherent narrative, along with some original material.It's okay, but too gruesome for younger readers. 
    • 4/5
      Everyone has heard the classic nursery rhyme about Jack and Jill, however, most are probably less familiar with this tale, which takes these two on a darker, more disturbing, and terrifying adventure. Jack wants to be accepted by the popular boys and Jill dreams for her conceited mother to see her as just as beautiful as she is. The two cousins set off on their quest to find the Seeing Glass in hopes that it, too, will bring the recognition they so desperately are searching for and while doing so they encounter several creatures from other famous fairy tales. Gidwitz is a magnificent storyteller, painting vivid images in the reader’s mind with his imaginative and rich descriptions and captivatingly creates suspense within each chapter. Depicted in bold font, he interrupts the storyline to insert a more personal narrative and even warns readers for gruesome details ahead – or apologizes that he forgot to. Additionally, he thoughtfully includes a concluding section describing the inspiration (Brothers Grimm, Hans Christian Anderson, and others) behind each of the stories told throughout. This plot is definitely more bloody and scary than the classic tales, with humor, too, making it everything that middle schoolers, especially boys, could ever want in a chapter book.
    • 4/5
      Adam Gidwitz, author of A Tale Dark and Grimm, is back with another bloody, gross, action-packed fairy tale romp. As our intrepid narrator says: "Once upon a time... fairy tales were awesome."I read this as part of Angela's Readers' Advisory Challenge for a horror book. While there were definitely some horrible bits, I don't know that I'd classify it as a scary book. Still, this might please some of the kids seeking "scary books", depending on what they're looking for. If horror to them means physical horror (blood & guts, that sort of thing), this will fit the bill. If they're looking for a ghost story, this might be a miss.Readalikes:Obviously, I'd recommend A Tale Dark and Grimm to kids who have enjoyed this book. If they dig the fairy tale angle, I'd try a compilation of the original, gruesome tales like The Complete Grimm's Fairy Tales. There are also lots and lots of retold fairy tales to choose from. Try Breadcrumbs by Anne Ursu, Half Upon a Time by James Riley, or The Grimm Legacy by Polly Shulman.For kids who dig the epic fantasy adventure aspect, I'd recommend another quest fantasy, like maybe The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan, or Giants Beware! by Jorge Aguirre.And for kids who like the characters of Jack and Jill and their friendship as they quest, I'd try A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snickett.
    • 4/5
      Gidwitz gleefully takes you down the path of ever increasing scary stories complete with playful interludes - another winner for those who liked his A Tale Dark & Grimm as well as new fans of fantasy fun.
    • 5/5
      You will want to tell me that goblins have hunched backs, red eyes, pointy ears and chins, sharp teeth, and skin that is very very very green. You must know that this image you have of goblins is a terrible lie. It was first circulated by a powerful and ubiquitous crayon company who shall here remain nameless.

      The author doesn't often address the reader directly, but when he does, it's funny. Beyond that, he really brings the gore back to the stories he retells, and he manages a clever and satisfying through plot. Great all around.

      Library copy.
    • 5/5
      This is the sequel to a Tale Dark and Grimm. I loved a Tale Dark and Grimm, it was hilarious and very well done. In a Glass Grimmly is written in very much the same style as A Tale Dark and Grimm. If you enjoyed the first book, you will love this book. I absolutely loved this book and can’t wait to see what Gidwitz writes next. This book can be read as a stand alone, but A Tale Dark and Grimm was an excellent read too....so why not go and read that book first!?Jack and Jill go on a quest to recover a magic Mirror. The quest takes them through many different fairy tales and many dangers. There are interludes by the narrator that are hilarious and really make this book something different and special. Jill is living with a mother who is obsessed with her beauty. When Jill’s mother forces her to wear a dress made out of the finest silk (silk so fine it’s invisible to Jill) she ends up humiliated and flees the castle. Jill is a smart and practical young girl and flees to her cousin’s house, Jack.Jack is pretty much a loser. He tries to redeem himself to his father by selling the last asset of the family, the family cow, for some magic beans. Well the beans aren’t quite magic. That is until Jill and Jack make a promise to an old woman that they will recover a magic mirror for her if she grants their dreams.Jill and Jack offset each other nicely. Jill is cautious and thinks things through. Jack acts before he thinks and is constantly trying to prove himself. Together they go through a number of adventures woven in and out of a variety of fairy tales.The narrator intercedes throughout, warning of horrible scenes that are coming your way...occasionally also pouting about how the reader doesn’t really need him for this description or that. It is very funny and adds a lot to the story.These stories are based off of the original Grimm tales so the things that happen in here aren’t pretty or pleasant. In fact they are pretty gross and at times disturbing. Because of this I would recommend only for Middle Grade and older readers. I really want to read this with my 6 year old son...he would think parts of it are hilarious...but I’m going to wait a few years so I don’t scare the stuffing out of him with this book.Overall an absolutely wonderful and hilarious read. The story is funny without being silly, it’s heartfelt at times too. This book is just a super fun read. Highly recommended for fans of fairy tales and fantasy adventure stories.
    • 5/5
      I was a huge fan of A Tale Dark and Grimm and picked up this companion novel at the library. In much the same fashion, fairy tales are retold in an interesting way, taking young children through the themes and plots of various stories, drawing on our knowledge of traditional tales to tell a new story. The style of the missing fourth wall, in which the author sometimes speaks directly to the reader is a wonderful way to engage young readers in my opinion. The stories in this novel are not as tightly woven as in Gidwitz's first novel, but it was still a fun and quickly-paced tale.
    • 4/5
      In a Glass Grimmly by Adam Gidwitz features Jack and Jill, two young adventurers on a quest that may cost them their very lives. As in his previous book, A Tale Dark and Grimm, Gidwitz does not spare his young readers the darker side of fairy tales. He moves away from Grimm's tales in this book, focusing on stories from a variety of sources, but there is still plenty of violence, gore, and danger as Jack and Jill's quest takes them from the tops of the clouds to the depths of the earth.This is a companion work to A Tale Dark and Grimm, so although the two books are similar in style, they share no major characters, and you do not have to read one in order to understand or enjoy the other. Both books feature enough action and humor to entice reluctant readers of any gender.