SOLVED. YA Fantasy Fairytale Story. Characters know they are part of a story. [s]

[Heidi]

The cover of the book had a green forest with a small image of a young woman between the trees. Her body and ballgown are fully visible, not hidden behind a tree or anything.

This book was one I read in the 90s as a child in elementary school.

The main character is a young woman or girl. She is aware of being a character in a story. This was what I would consider meta or experimental ficiton. I never finished it because I didn't like it at the time. There was a lack of action, since the characters were driving the story.

Please help me remember! Thank you.

[Heidi]

The story begins with a girl reading a book. She falls into the paper pages and becomes a character in the book she was reading.

[Anna]

The Great Good Thing? Looks like that may be too new though.

[Heidi]

OMG yes! That is exactly it!! Thank you so much.

[Heidi]

SOLVED. 'The Great Good Thing' by Roderick Townley.