Once upon a time, in a land far away, a girl named Sophie went into the forest with the Queen's huntsman. Her lips were the color of cherries,
her skin is soft as fresh snow, and her hair is midnight dark. When they stopped to take a break, the huntsman took Sophie's heart.
She
wasn't surprised by the turn of events. She knew what everyone at the palace thought of her. They believed that she was too kind and foolish to rule. She wasn't a good candidate to rule the kingdom. Sophie believes all the harsh and unkind things people said about her. The spoken poisonous words were used to keep Sophie from realizing her true potential.
Sophie laid abandoned on the forest floor when seven strangers come across her body. They help nourish and protect her.
However, Sophie wants to regain her kingdom and punish her jealous stepmother. As she begins to find the courage for her mission, she realizes that someone else might be pulling strings and their magic might be too strong for Sophie. Will Sophie be able to recognize that
her kindness is her true form of strength?
The story was a wonderful retelling of a classic fairy tale. It encourages girls and young women
(or grown adult women in my case) in believing themselves. I liked that it showed the different sides of each character and that not everything is black and white. I can't wait to read more books by the author.
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About the Book:
Title: POISONED
Author: Jennifer Donnelly
Pub. Date: October 20, 2020
Publisher: Scholastic Press
Formats: Hardcover, eBook,
Audiobook
Pages: 320
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From Jennifer Donnelly, author of the acclaimed New York
Times bestseller Stepsister, comes a fairytale retelling
that'll forever change the way you think about strength, power, and the real
meaning of "happily ever after."
Once upon a time, a girl named Sophie rode into the forest with the queen's
huntsman. Her lips were the color of ripe cherries, her skin as soft as
new-fallen snow, her hair as dark as midnight. When they stopped to rest, the
huntsman took out his knife . . . and took Sophie's heart.
It shouldn't have come as a surprise. Sophie had heard the rumors, the
whispers. They said she was too kind and foolish to rule -- a waste of a
princess. A disaster of a future queen. And Sophie believed them. She believed
everything she'd heard about herself, the poisonous words people use to keep
girls like Sophie from becoming too powerful, too strong . . .
With the help of seven mysterious strangers, Sophie manages to survive. But
when she realizes that the jealous queen might not be to blame, Sophie must
find the courage to face an even more terrifying enemy, proving that even the
darkest magic can't extinguish the fire burning inside every girl, and that
kindness is the ultimate form of strength.
About Jennifer:
Jennifer Donnelly is the author of A
Northern Light, which was awarded a Printz Honor and a Carnegie
Medal; Revolution (named a Best Book by Amazon, Kirkus
Reviews, School Library Journal, and the Chicago Public
Library, and nominated for a Carnegie Medal); the Deep Blue series; and many
other books for young readers, including Lost in a Book, which
spent more than 20 weeks on the New York Times bestseller
list. She lives in New York's Hudson Valley.
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