{"product_id":"girls-1","title":"Girls","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBy:\u003c\/strong\u003e Annet Schaap\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePublished by Steerforth Press, 2025-03-04\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026lt;b\u0026gt;A collection of dark, funny retellings of 7 classic and familiar fairy tales, giving young adult readers a new perspective for navigating everyday challenges.\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt; \"Bold, sharp and written with deceptive simplicity,and heightened by Schaap's ominous black-and-white illustrations, this is an absorbing, slyly sinister collection for 11+.” —\u0026lt;i\u0026gt;Guardian\u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;These are no damsels in distress, but young women of flesh and blood - who certainly don't need rescuing. In these 7 famous fairy tales turned into enchanting, inspiring and sometimes hair-raising stories for today's world, you’ll find girls with their own dreams and desires, bravely facing problems that are both relatable and daunting and fighting to overcome them.\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;ul\u0026gt;\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;A miller’s daughter with a special gift decides marrying a prince wasn’t such a good idea after all.\u0026lt;\/li\u0026gt;\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;A determined girl gives up on trying to kiss a frog.\u0026lt;\/li\u0026gt;\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;A fearless heroine comes face-to-face with a not-so Big Bad Wolf.\u0026lt;\/li\u0026gt;\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;A monstrous princess, held captive on a deserted island, yearns to break free and find her true place in the world.\u0026lt;\/li\u0026gt;\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;Two sisters, abandoned by their father, wander lost in the big city, until they meet a pair of\u0026lt;i\u0026gt; very \u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt;helpful old ladies.\u0026lt;\/li\u0026gt;\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;A young maid finds something terrible in a locked room while she is cleaning the Reverend’s house – then the Reverend arrives home.\u0026lt;\/li\u0026gt;\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;A forgotten young girl learns to finally let go of her sleeping big sister and live her own life.\u0026lt;\/li\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/ul\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;From the author of the international bestseller \u0026lt;i\u0026gt;Of Salt and Shore\u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt;, and translated by the award-winning Laura Watkinson, these reimagined fairy tales are funny, feminist and achingly true to life.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Phoenix Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47081313337513,"sku":"PHBK-9781782693796","price":12.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0578\/9899\/1785\/files\/19638583482822.jpg?v=1779739854","url":"https:\/\/myti.com\/products\/girls-1","provider":"Myti","version":"1.0","type":"link"}