by Jane Yolen
With her black hair, red lips, and lily-white skin, Summer is as beautiful as her father's garden. And her life in the mountains of West Virginia seems like a fairy tale; her parents sing and dance with her, Cousin Nancy dotes on her, and she is about to get a new baby brother. But when the baby die...
Overall, I was enchanted by Yolen’s flowing and charming writing, but some of the elements seemed forced and cobbled. Just like an old Disney film, some of the devices felt contractual and obligated instead of welcomed. However, it is a wonderful book for those who want a little bit of Disney and G...
Mini-Review: What a mediocre retelling of Snow White. The whole story plodded along tediously until the last 40 pages of the book, where the only interesting part of the story was finished in a ridiculously fast fashion Final verdict: Skip it, unless you're obsessed with reading stories based on f...
Snow in Summer is a middle grade book by Jane Yolen. It is a retelling of Snow White set in the late 1930's and spanning into the 50's in West Virgina. It's an unusual take on the traditional fairy tale, one I didn't initially think I would like. However, I made it to the end, and the ending drew it...
2.5 starsIt was an interesting take on Snow White and quite different from any others I have read. Set in the mountains of Virginia in the 1940's? and with precious little of any romance, this is a much more psychological story chronicling Snow in Summer's childhood, her father's decline in a stupor...
A retelling of "Snow White" set in the 1930's. I really liked aspects of it: how the father was literally bespelled; There was a logical reason for the wicked stepmother's obcession with getting rid of Snow White; etc. Overall though; I was bored and thought that the characters were weak and not ful...
I picked this up because I saw it on the "Stories about Princess & Fairy Tales" display at a Barnes and Nobles. Since I adore fairy tale retellings, I decided to pick it up and give it a try. However this one did not live up to the alluring beauty that the cover entices one with.To be fair, I did no...
Snow in SummerbyJane YolenMaster StorytellerJane Yolenhas recrafted thestory ofSnow White-setting it inearly 20th centuryAppalachia. Filled withmagic and intrigue, Yolen has told a story hard toforget.
Snow in SummerbyJane YolenMaster StorytellerJane Yolenhas recrafted thestory ofSnow White-setting it inearly 20th centuryAppalachia. Filled withmagic and intrigue, Yolen has told a story hard toforget.
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