Snow in Summer: Fairest of Them All - Hardcover

Yolen, Jane

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0399256636 ISBN 13: 9780399256639

Publisher: Philomel Books, 2011

Synopsis

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 dies soon after he's born, taking Summer's mama with him, Summer's fairy-tale life turns grim. Things get even worse when her father marries a woman who brings poisons and magical mirrors into Summer's world. Stepmama puts up a pretty face, but Summer suspects she's up to no good - and is afraid she's powerless to stop her.

This Snow White tale filled with magic and intrigue during the early twentieth century in Appalachia will be hard to forget.

About this title

Review:

"Beautifully written and deliciously scary."
--"Publishers Weekly"

"Yolen spins an interesting variation of the classic Snow White story."
--"Kirkus Reviews"

"A well-imagined and well-told addition to collections of retold fairy tales."
--"School Library Journal"

"Beautifully written and deliciously scary."
--"Publishers Weekly"
"Yolen spins an interesting variation of the classic Snow White story."
--"Kirkus Reviews"
"A well-imagined and well-told addition to collections of retold fairy tales."
--"School Library Journal"

"Beautifully written and deliciously scary."
"Publishers Weekly"
"Yolen spins an interesting variation of the classic Snow White story."
"Kirkus Reviews"
"A well-imagined and well-told addition to collections of retold fairy tales."
"School Library Journal""

"Beautifully written and deliciously scary."
Publishers Weekly
"Yolen spins an interesting variation of the classic Snow White story."
Kirkus Reviews
"A well-imagined and well-told addition to collections of retold fairy tales."
School Library Journal"

"Beautifully written and deliciously scary."
--Publishers Weekly

"Yolen spins an interesting variation of the classic Snow White story."
--Kirkus Reviews

"A well-imagined and well-told addition to collections of retold fairy tales."
--School Library Journal

About the Author:

Jane Yolen (www.janeyolen.com) is the author of over 300 books, including Owl Moon, The Devil's Arithmetic and How Do Dinosaurs Say Good Night? Her books and stories have won numerous awards and accolades. She splits her time between Massachusetts and St. Andrews, Scotland.

About this edition

• Publisher: Philomel Books
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0399256636
• ISBN 13: 9780399256639
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 243