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The Inside Story (The Sisters Grimm #8)
After the shocking ending of The Everafter War, this book picks up with Sabrina, Daphne, and Puck stuck in the Book of Everafter, where all the fairy tales are stored and enchanted characters can change their destinies. The girls (and Puck) must chase the Master through a series of stories, where they’re willing to change what they need in order to save their baby brother.
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Hardcover, 304 pages
Published
May 1st 2010
by Amulet Books
(first published January 1st 2010)
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I've found this series funny and one of the cleverest "retellings" I've read in a long time. Most of the characters are annoying, especially Sabrina, but if you are a fan of fairy tales and like to read comedies based on them, then you can ignore these annoyances. Daphne is awesome, and Sabrina does get a little better after . . . five or six books. And the series definitely keeps you guessing once the main plot is introduced (which doesn't take long). That said, let us turn our attention to Boo...more
After the shocking ending of The Everafter War, this book, the penultimate one in the series, picks up with Sabrina, Daphne, and Puck stuck in the Book of Everafter, where all the fairy tales are stored and enchanted characters can change their destinies. The girls (and Puck) must chase the Master through a series of stories, where they're willing to change what they must in order to save their baby brother. Soon, however, they are confronted by the Editor—the book's guardian—who, along with an
I recently read The sisters Grimm The inside story Book 8. There are 288 pages. It was published in 2010. The author is Michael Buckley. This book is intended for 5th to 9th graders,
The main issue is they are trying to get there baby brother back. The setting is in a story book. The main characters are Sabrina. She is scared, mad, and annoyed. Daphne is joyful and happy. Puck is annoying, Sabrina’s fiancée, and he is stinky.
They followed the master into a fairy-tale book. They try to rescue t...more
The main issue is they are trying to get there baby brother back. The setting is in a story book. The main characters are Sabrina. She is scared, mad, and annoyed. Daphne is joyful and happy. Puck is annoying, Sabrina’s fiancée, and he is stinky.
They followed the master into a fairy-tale book. They try to rescue t...more
This is Buckley's 8th Sisters Grimm book and once again it is full tilt. Daphne and Sabrina Grimm are young sisters, fairy tale detectives and descendents of the great Brothers Grimm. Along with the boy trickster king Puck they chase their arch enemies Pinocchio and The Master through the Book of Everafter, a kind of interactive storybook created to allow the Everafters - the storybook characters that populate the town of Ferryport Landing - to relive their infamous fables, fairy tales and legen...more
Jun 28, 2011
Lynn
marked it as listened-to-on-audiobook
In my humble opinion everyone should read Michael Buckley's Sisters Grimm series. It is just that good.
Sabrina, Daphne, and Puck have leapt into the Book of Everafter to stop Mirror and save their little brother. They must move from one story to another taking roles in the story and that is half the fun. Okay, what story will be next. With a sentence of a clue, can you figure out where they are before they state it?
The relationship between Puck and Sabrina is hilarious as it develops. The reader...more
Sabrina, Daphne, and Puck have leapt into the Book of Everafter to stop Mirror and save their little brother. They must move from one story to another taking roles in the story and that is half the fun. Okay, what story will be next. With a sentence of a clue, can you figure out where they are before they state it?
The relationship between Puck and Sabrina is hilarious as it develops. The reader...more
I've been meaning to try this series on for size for a while and am glad I got the opportunity to do so for Cybils. I think the Grimm Sisters themselves are pretty fascinating. Their storyline and background is a nice play on familiar tales and very accessible to readers of varying genres. There's a little adventure, a little mystery and a lot of humor.
I'm having a hard time judging this - Book 8 - outside of the rest of the series, however, as it relies heavily on the prior knowledge regarding...more
I'm having a hard time judging this - Book 8 - outside of the rest of the series, however, as it relies heavily on the prior knowledge regarding...more
Another great Sisters Grimm book.
Starting out, I was a little confused by the book. The previous books in the series, I had read all at once, and that was months and months ago, so it took me a while to remember what exactly was going on and what had happened to different characters and who was who. I'm pretty sure that I finally got it all straight, but am not quite sure.
I really enjoyed the book, expecially as the characters went into some of my favorite books, such as The Wizard of Oz and Al...more
Starting out, I was a little confused by the book. The previous books in the series, I had read all at once, and that was months and months ago, so it took me a while to remember what exactly was going on and what had happened to different characters and who was who. I'm pretty sure that I finally got it all straight, but am not quite sure.
I really enjoyed the book, expecially as the characters went into some of my favorite books, such as The Wizard of Oz and Al...more
I'm very excited that this is the second to last book in the series! Not that I want the series to end but I do want everything to become clear and make sense and all the loose ends be tied up. I expected the genie to have a bigger role in this book since his picture was on the front cover, rather than be just a short stop on their journey to stop the Mirror. After finally finding out who the Master of the Scarlet Hand is, the Mirror!, this book focuses on Sabrina, Daphne and Puck's race through...more
I started reading this series and now I'm so far into it, that I'm stuck until it ends. (Please tell me it's going to end!)
Unfortunately, with the later books, I have a lot of trouble concentrating. This book was better than the last one in that respect, but still had its moments of 'get on with it already'. Except that getting on with it is sort of the problem.
There's a lot of plot and a lot of action, and my brain just shuts off. I suspect it's a boy type of story and I need more of a girl typ...more
Unfortunately, with the later books, I have a lot of trouble concentrating. This book was better than the last one in that respect, but still had its moments of 'get on with it already'. Except that getting on with it is sort of the problem.
There's a lot of plot and a lot of action, and my brain just shuts off. I suspect it's a boy type of story and I need more of a girl typ...more
So I am at a moment when I can articulate a review for the penultimate book in the Sisters Grimm series.
I enjoyed it, clearly, but it was very different from the rest of the series and that has a lot to do with the way that Book 7 (Everafter War) ended, which I won't spoil here.
Michael Buckley stated that Book 8 (Inside Job) was the hardest book to write and I can see how that could be true. In terms of concept, it seems like a really good idea that could get very unwieldy very fast. Thankfully,...more
I enjoyed it, clearly, but it was very different from the rest of the series and that has a lot to do with the way that Book 7 (Everafter War) ended, which I won't spoil here.
Michael Buckley stated that Book 8 (Inside Job) was the hardest book to write and I can see how that could be true. In terms of concept, it seems like a really good idea that could get very unwieldy very fast. Thankfully,...more
This book was so good! I loved all of the plot twists. I just LOVE fairytales, so I love this one also! I always love the Sisters Grimm stories.
This story was so scary each time the revisers came! Gosh! My heart always raced! Tis story was harder for me to act like I was a character, this story made me seem like I was just reading. Even though this story was interesting, a fairytale, and part of one of my favorite series, it disappointed me a little. Usually I feel like I'm the character (or on...more
This story was so scary each time the revisers came! Gosh! My heart always raced! Tis story was harder for me to act like I was a character, this story made me seem like I was just reading. Even though this story was interesting, a fairytale, and part of one of my favorite series, it disappointed me a little. Usually I feel like I'm the character (or on...more
Sabrina, Daphne and Puck have rushed into the Book of Everafter to save the Grimms sister’s little brother from the Mirror. They now find themselves in the very stories that they’ve been studying, from the Wizard of Oz to Pinocchio’s. Not only are they on a mission to save their family they have to worry about Pinocchio, the Mirror and a character called the Editor who everyone they meet is terrified of, that and his revisers.
It had been years since I had picked up this series again, I had tota...more
It had been years since I had picked up this series again, I had tota...more
If you have not read this series yet I don't want to spoil it for you (even though it's very obvious who is the bad guy). Locked in the "book of Everafter" Sabrina and Daphne wander into the world of fairy tales or the land of Oz trying to find their fairy friend Puck they run through Oz finding that the characters don't want anything to change. When they find Puck their mission is to save their baby brother from the evil clutches of the Master and Pinocchio. Running through story after story in...more
Jun 04, 2010
Evy
rated it
4 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
9-11 year old kids with a good sense of imagination
Shelves:
series
Lately I've been reading child-relevant (that's the word they used on a website) books, which you can relate to. I love that genre but was definitely willing to put it down for Michael Buckley's THE INSIDE STORY. I have fallen in love with the series and couldn't wait to see the latest book.
THE INSIDE STORY, once finished, was very revealing to many secrets and exactly what I expected...and then some. It was very exciting to read but with one flaw...: I believe that in all of Buckley's books so...more
THE INSIDE STORY, once finished, was very revealing to many secrets and exactly what I expected...and then some. It was very exciting to read but with one flaw...: I believe that in all of Buckley's books so...more
"The Inside Story" is about two sisters - Sabrina and Daphne Grimm - continuing their adventure around Ferryport Landing. They discovered that their enemy, Master, has kidnapped their younger brother and entered a fairy tale book. Together, the sisters follow Master through the different fairy tale stories to save their brother as well as the world.
I thought that it was brave of Sabrina and her sister to pursue Master by themselves. They really care about their family and they don't want to lose...more
I thought that it was brave of Sabrina and her sister to pursue Master by themselves. They really care about their family and they don't want to lose...more
I am a big fan of this series but #8 struck me as a little thin in places. It has sort of postmodern perspective as the characters are stuck in The Book of Everafter chasing Pinochio and the Mirror through classic fairy tales while at the same time dealing with The Editor and his voracious revisors.
The focus is mostly on Sabrina as she comes to grip with being a leader for her family and friends and he developing relationship with Puck.
The ending picked up and there is still some funny lines and...more
The focus is mostly on Sabrina as she comes to grip with being a leader for her family and friends and he developing relationship with Puck.
The ending picked up and there is still some funny lines and...more
Rebecca Perry 6/9 October 20, 2010
Book Review
The Inside story
( Book #8 of the Sister’s Grimm Series)
Michael Buckley
Fantasy
Sabrina Grimm and her little sister Daphne have just woken up their parents who have been under a sleep spell for 2 years. During that time Daphne and Sabrina have been in tons of Foster Homes and moved into their Grandmothers house in Fairyport Landing almost a year ago. Soon after they moved in they found out they were part of a family of Fairytale detectives. In Fai...more
Book Review
The Inside story
( Book #8 of the Sister’s Grimm Series)
Michael Buckley
Fantasy
Sabrina Grimm and her little sister Daphne have just woken up their parents who have been under a sleep spell for 2 years. During that time Daphne and Sabrina have been in tons of Foster Homes and moved into their Grandmothers house in Fairyport Landing almost a year ago. Soon after they moved in they found out they were part of a family of Fairytale detectives. In Fai...more
I read the latest book in the Sisters Grimm series. I hate to be sort of negative about Buckley, but there might be a bit of negativity here. I thought this was going to be the final installment, but *sigh* it's not. While I read it and it was fine, I'm ready for the series to be over. It felt like Buckley was trying so hard this time. The gimmick of using a master book to move through stories provides an easy way to introduce new characters and move the action. The story was fine, the action wa...more
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The 8th book of the series and I feel like none of the characters have developed beyond what they were in the first book with the exception of Daphne. Sabrina's character and attitude have really moved these books from what could have been a great series to just an ok book to me.
This book had a lot going on without there really being a lot actually happening or the story progressing to any degree. I loved the character of the Editor, I'm sure there are a lot of writers and editors who feel like...more
This book had a lot going on without there really being a lot actually happening or the story progressing to any degree. I loved the character of the Editor, I'm sure there are a lot of writers and editors who feel like...more
Sabrina, Daphne, and Puck are in a magical book. They go from story to story, chasing Pinocchio, Mirror, and their baby brother. They change the stories a lot - and make the Editor very angry. He has to send monsters to erase the stories and then he has to rewrite them.
Their family finds them and they make an agreement to be allowed to go to Snow White's story, which is off-limits. Mirror and their baby brother are there and Mirror is changing the story a lot. He wants to make the Wicked Queen p...more
Their family finds them and they make an agreement to be allowed to go to Snow White's story, which is off-limits. Mirror and their baby brother are there and Mirror is changing the story a lot. He wants to make the Wicked Queen p...more
This is definitely the most enjoyable book in the series so far. Sabrina was kinda annoying again, and I still don't buy the whole thing with Mirror, but I enjoyed seeing the characters move about through a variety of stories. Parts of it did kind of feel like the author was trying to rewrite history though. I mean, "All these places had mirrors!" What kind of a "clue" is that? I didn't even know until last book that Mirror could communicate with people and see through other mirrors. I also kind...more
I really enjoyed the concept of moving through stories, as it was very Jasper Fforde-ish. The evolution of the characters was strong, but I feel there were several times toward the end where things started getting a bit chaotic. We've come a long way from the original concept of merely being fairy-tale detectives to a fight for human survival, which at some (or many) points seems a bit extreme. I still recommend this series for friends and I love the intertwinings of characters from so many fair...more
OMG! OMG! OMG!
Michael Buckley has finally written Sisters Grimm number 8! We saw it at the library as it was being unpacked from its shipment and the fabulous children's librarian let me devour the first ten pages or so before taking it away for processing. Soon, soon, we will be able to take it home and read the whole thing. (It had better be better than #7!) Daphne & Sabrina, we need to know how you're doing!
We are 3 pages from the end & it is nail bitey good! Fewer milk through your n...more
Michael Buckley has finally written Sisters Grimm number 8! We saw it at the library as it was being unpacked from its shipment and the fabulous children's librarian let me devour the first ten pages or so before taking it away for processing. Soon, soon, we will be able to take it home and read the whole thing. (It had better be better than #7!) Daphne & Sabrina, we need to know how you're doing!
We are 3 pages from the end & it is nail bitey good! Fewer milk through your n...more
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Binge reading is bad but I couldn't help.
This latest installment in Sister Grimm takes us inside the Book, a magical book which contained all the fairy tales there ever were.
Sabrina, Daphne and Puck has to race against time to save the Grimms newest family member from the evil hands of the M(aster). The pacing is fabulous, the action well-done, the humour humourous. Daphne has matured considerably, which is a nice touch. And Puck+Sabrina is sooooo cute!
The ending is another cliffhanger as usual....more
This latest installment in Sister Grimm takes us inside the Book, a magical book which contained all the fairy tales there ever were.
Sabrina, Daphne and Puck has to race against time to save the Grimms newest family member from the evil hands of the M(aster). The pacing is fabulous, the action well-done, the humour humourous. Daphne has matured considerably, which is a nice touch. And Puck+Sabrina is sooooo cute!
The ending is another cliffhanger as usual....more
I've enjoyed the fairy tale aspects of this mystery series, but I'm ready for it to end. To me, much of the plot is just circling around and there are a lot of loose ends that need tying up.
That said, I do think these are fun family reads. The original main characters, Daphne and Sabrina, are adventurous and courageous. Puck, the Trickster King, has some redeeming moments (he's not always just causing mischief and mayhem), and the parents and extended family do play a big role in the series.
Some...more
That said, I do think these are fun family reads. The original main characters, Daphne and Sabrina, are adventurous and courageous. Puck, the Trickster King, has some redeeming moments (he's not always just causing mischief and mayhem), and the parents and extended family do play a big role in the series.
Some...more
This book (#8 of the series) had its usual charm and the unusual characters. We meet the Headless Horseman, Jack the Giant Killer, the White Rabbit and many more. Plus the old stand-by characters of Puck the Trickster King, Mirror (the magic one of Snow White), and Pinocchio. I am charmed by the humor, the twists, the creative plot and especially the characters. But what I truly enjoyed was the development of Puck and Sabrina's relationship. They would still call horrid names at each other and m...more
It was such a fast paced story. At the end of book seven when they end up in Oz all I could think was how lame it would be as M. Buckley would have to bring then into the real world by like page two. But they spend a majority of time in the Book of Everafter chasing Mirror and the Baby. I'm hoping to not give much away, but in book seven Mirror states how he wants to possess the boy. And a grown man's voice coming from a two year old just seems tacky. Parts such as those aside, I really enjoyed...more
Amazing 8th book in the extrodinary series by Michael Buckley
I have been a huge fan of the entire series and this one was not a dissapointment. From the first page I was sucked in to the storyline of Sabrina, Daphne and Puck as they enter the book of Everafter and travel through the fairytales, trying to avoid 'the editor'.
This book countines directly from the previous book and the ending of the Ever After War. If fairy tales aren't really your thing, you should give this a try anyway, the only...more
I have been a huge fan of the entire series and this one was not a dissapointment. From the first page I was sucked in to the storyline of Sabrina, Daphne and Puck as they enter the book of Everafter and travel through the fairytales, trying to avoid 'the editor'.
This book countines directly from the previous book and the ending of the Ever After War. If fairy tales aren't really your thing, you should give this a try anyway, the only...more
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New York Times bestselling author Michael Buckley was born in Akron, Ohio. He tried his hand as a stand-up comic and lead singer for a punk rock back before attending Ohio University. After graduating with honors he moved to New York City to be an intern on the Late Show with David Letterman which led to stints developing programming for Discovery Networks, MTV, MTV Animation and Klasky Csupo (pro...more
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