Books with title The Unfairy Tale

Why "UnFairy" tale? Well, what would you call it when the heroine refuses to act like a proper princess, and the hero (take your pick) is a smelly bear, a dragon who is only six inches long, or a king who has been cursed so he can never live happily ever after? Life is far from perfect for the fairy tale adventurers and their hapless battle against the evil Wamlock, but their story provides an excellent escape for Amanda and her friends, wrestling with their own unfairy-tale trials and tribulations: Clarence the Bug-Eyed Creep, family crises, and Way Too Much Homework. Along the way, the Amanda-in-the-fairy-tale teaches the real Amanda something about friendship, bullies, kindness, and tact, and everyone gets a little closer to that elusive happy ending.

The fair maiden, Gabriella…That was how I often began the tales. I recited them by memory, I added myself as the heroine, and daydreamed about them all day long. Fairy tales were a wonder – a portal to a place and time where lived gingerbread men, terrible wolves, and brilliant pigs. They were a way for me to escape without ever having to leave home.Home was with Uncle Harrison. I repaid his hospitality with servitude, and I protected myself from his fist with obedience. But it wasn’t all terrible. It certainly wasn’t perfect, but was still my home. I was content, and I didn’t want anything to change.But while I hid after another violent beating from him, I found papers that would change everything. Everything that I thought I knew about my life was a lie, and to make it right, I have to leave my treasured home. My travels will take me on an amazing journey to a place where fairy tales are no longer an escape, but a reality. A place where fables are historical, where riddles reign supreme, and where nothing is what it seems. Everything will change, but I must learn to accept it. I must learn to welcome the future, release the past, and never look back. Change is what I make it.So, I will make it a tale.

A tactless peasant girl, a kingdomless king, an enchanted bear, a diminutive dragon, and a less than perfect boy battle the evil Wamlock. Their story is read by Amanda and her friends, fifth grade girls looking for a break from the reality of geography tests, Clarence the Bug-Eyed Creep, and family crises. Their lives intersect mysteriously with the lives of the fairy-tale characters, leaving the girls to wonder whether there isn't some magic at work after all.

The fair maiden, Gabriella…That is how I often began the tales. I recited them by memory, I added myself as the heroine, and daydreamed about them all day long. Fairy tales were a wonder – a portal to a place and time where lived gingerbread men, terrible wolves, and brilliant pigs. They were a way for me to escape without ever having to leave home.Home was with Uncle Harrison. I repaid his hospitality with servitude, and I protected myself from his fist with obedience. But it wasn’t all terrible. It certainly wasn’t perfect, but was still my home. I was content, and I didn’t want anything to change.But while I was in hiding after another violent beating from him, I found papers that would change everything. Everything that I thought I knew about my life was a lie, and to make it right, I have to leave my treasured home. My travels will take me on an amazing journey to a place where fairy tales are no longer an escape, but reality. A place where fables are historical, where riddles reign supreme, and where nothing is what it seems. Everything will change, but I must learn to accept it. I must learn to welcome the future, release the past, and never look back. Change is what I make it.So, I will make it a tale.