When best friends Valerie and Samantha discover a magic mirror in Val's 100-year-old barn in southern Minnesota, they eagerly go through it. Immediately they run into the young Snow White, who has just escaped the huntsman. The girls vow to help her find her father, knowing the dangers that await. On their journey, the fun-loving double-trouble duo quickly discovers they are caught up in the middle of their favorite fairy tales. Having the knowledge of the stories as their only weapon, Val and Sam help two other princesses, make a surprising friend, and discover they have a fairy godmother of their very own.
For a middle-schooler or as a read aloud book, this is a perfectly acceptable novel. As a read silently to yourself book, it was difficult to read due to clumsily executed plot elements such as the introduction of the narrator and his random, non-plot related comments throughout the novel. The bonus is that the book is only 132 pages long so it can be read in an afternoon if you are interested in reading a book that has an alternative take on classic fairy tales.
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