Title: Great book
Review: I'm pushing 60 years young and I love to read these types of books. Like Robin McKinley, Shannon Hale can really write. She gives the reader a great sense of the world of Bayern and its people. The heroine, Ani, is very shy and awkward at first, but she grows throughout the book and takes great strides in standing up for herself by the end. Falada's fate is disturbing, but the author handles it well while still remaining true to the original fairy tale. I look forward to reading the rest of the Bayern series and all of Ms. Hale's books.
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