false <![CDATA[The Fairy-Tale Detectives (The Sisters Grimm, #1)]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255660945m/176327.jpg 176327 7 For Sabrina and Daphne Grimm, life has not been a fairy tale. After the mysterious disappearance of their parents, the sisters are sent to live with their grandmother_ a woman they believed was dead! Granny Relda reveals that the girls have two famous ancestors, the Brothers Grimm, whose classic book of fairy tales is actually a collection of case files of magical mischief. Now the girls must take on the family responsibility of being fairy tale detectives. 1142385 book 2005 The Sisters Grimm Book 1: The Fairy-Tale Detectives total:2652|5:919|4:981|3:614|2:120|1:18| 2652 10619 3690 651 4 5 false false Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Tue Aug 28 00:26:20 -0700 2007 Wed Oct 03 12:32:12 -0700 2007
Sabrina and Daphne's parents disapear one day out of the blue, and the police can't find them. They bounce from one horrible foster home to another, until an old lady comes forward claiming to be their Grandmother. This is weird, because ...more...]]> 2 5 false false Fri Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sat Jun 23 15:22:55 -0700 2007 Sat Jun 23 21:19:33 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 2 false false Mon May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Sat Apr 21 07:53:22 -0700 2007 Tue Aug 21 15:30:04 -0700 2007 more...]]> 2 3 false false Thu May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Apr 26 08:31:16 -0700 2008 Thu May 22 08:26:29 -0700 2008
For fans of fairy tales and fairy tale retellings, the definition of fairy tales used here is annoyingly broad--included are characters from...more...]]> 4 1 false false Fri Feb 13 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Oct 13 13:02:17 -0700 2008 Sun Feb 15 17:14:39 -0800 2009 Sister’s Grimm books are definitely ones that I’m glad to have picked up. Having just finished Book 1, I can hardly wait to start Book 2. This series is lots of fun!

The writing in The Fairy-Tale Detectives is quick and witty, with well-crafted dialogue and unique characterization...more...]]> 3 2 false false Thu Apr 17 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Apr 16 11:44:56 -0700 2008 Thu Apr 17 11:16:55 -0700 2008
My initial reaction was that the style of the writing didn't fit the heftiness of...more...]]> 4 1 false false Mon Mar 10 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Jan 23 12:06:01 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 23 12:10:19 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Feb 26 22:09:00 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 26 22:11:41 -0800 2009 When Sabrina and Daphne Grimm’s parents go missing, they meet the grandma they’ve never known before and find out that they are descendents of the famous Brothers Grimm. They also learn that being a part of the Grimm family means they...more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Feb 03 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 02 10:24:22 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 03 09:19:52 -0800 2009
I liked the way the author sprinkled in "big" words by having the older sister define them for the younger sister. That is a great learning experience slipped in smoothly!

On a different note, I was surprised by all the parallels be...more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Nov 22 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Mon Feb 02 08:58:14 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 02 08:58:31 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Nov 21 07:45:06 -0800 2008 Fri Nov 21 07:52:28 -0800 2008 just once more...]]> 1 0 false false Sun Sep 13 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 14 17:12:02 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 14 17:22:50 -0700 2009
Akhirnya buku ini saya loncat2 saja. Inti cerita sudah saya tangkap... fantasi tentang keturunan penulis dongeng Grimm bersaudara yang terpaksa mewarisi seluruh dongeng yang terlanjur tercipta. Namun cara ceritanya maksa! T...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Aug 02 07:37:27 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 02 07:38:03 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Jul 13 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 14 07:23:06 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 14 08:18:31 -0700 2009 1 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun May 24 15:22:40 -0700 2009 Sun May 24 15:37:12 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun May 31 14:38:37 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 05 12:50:29 -0700 2009 Once Orphans Sabrina and Daphne...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Mar 15 06:43:11 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 16 12:22:57 -0700 2009
I was drawn to these because the main characters are both female. They are in fact young girls of...more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Mar 05 05:50:37 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 25 14:02:59 -0800 2009 Thu Mar 05 05:50:37 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Jul 10 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 27 09:15:26 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 28 19:13:40 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Mar 04 16:31:02 -0800 2009 Wed Mar 04 16:31:52 -0800 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=176327