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Lies, Knives, And Girls In Red Dresses
Ron Koertge
Candlewick
July 2012
On Sale: July 10, 2012
87 pages
ISBN: 0763644064
EAN: 9780763644062
Hardcover
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Writing in free verse honed to a wicked edge, the
incomparable Ron Koertge brings dark and contemporary humor
to twenty iconic fairy tales. Once upon a time, there was a strung-out match girl who sold
CDs to stoners. Twelve impetuous sisters escaped King
Daddy’s clutches to jiggle and cavort and wear out their
shoes. A fickle Thumbelina searched for a tiny husband,
leaving bodies in her wake. And Little Red Riding Hood
confessed that she kind of wanted to know what it’s like to
be swallowed whole. From bloodied and blinded stepsisters
(they were duped) to a chopped-off finger flying into a
heroine’s cleavage, this is fairy tale world turned upside
down. Ron Koertge knows what really happened to all those
wolves and maidens, ogres and orphans, kings and piglets,
and he knows about the Ever After. So come closer
— he wants to whisper in your ear.
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