This anthology is excellent. Not a bad story in the bunch. Fairy tales as you have never read before. As the title suggests this is not your average fairy tale book where the prince battles the dragon to save the princess. Sometimes the dragon is the hero of the story. These tales are sheer fun. Read the book - you'll chuckle from cover to cover. My favorite tale was of a role playing game come true.

This is an excellent parody on a conventional fairy tale. Suitors for the not so Ice Princess' hand struggle to be the first to recover the Ancient Artifact and thwart the the Evil Overlord's plot to take over the fairytale kingdoms and win the hand of the fair Princess Rebbecca. Mayhem results as Prince Kevin attempts to infiltrate the Fortress of Doom and Becky attempts to go the Barbarian Princess route. All in all a thoroughly enjoyable book!

A religious person told me to read this book but after reading it I don't know why! I won't ruin the "surprise" but it's a doosey! As an action book it is great. It'll keep you on the edge of your chair it's that action packed! Based on a 12th century monk's diary Gil and Sabbie search for a bronze scroll promising great treasure or great knowledge.

I first read this book in the fifth grade but have enjoyed rereading it. I found a lot of subtleties I missed in my first reading oh so long ago. I have been looking for this book for years and was delighted to finally find it on Amazon. In the book Robin and her family are migrant workers. Her father is in fragile health and not able to withstand the rigors of migrant farm work so is frequently ill. Robin lives in a dream world most of the time. They move about frequently until finding a home in Las Palmerars a fruit farm and rancho. Robin soon makes friends with Bridget a former housekeeper and nurse to Gwen the daughter of the Las Palmerars owner. She gives Robin a key and Robin soon finds the way into the old Las Palmerars house and discovers the velvet room an alcove of the library. Robin has many adventures and the story has a happy ending. If you read this book as a child you will enjoy rereading it or if you've never read it take time to read this book.

This interesting book about three friends covers the day to day lives of a "perfect" stay at home mom, an international businesswoman and a successful single business woman. The three friends experience their share of troubles as the book develops and their perfect lives begin to develop cracks. From Marie, the international business woman, who habitually flirts with men on her business trips while her husband Louis stays at home and tends the house and kids beginning to reap the results of those flirtations on her marriage to Mai the "perfect" housewife whose husband experiences a 13 year old problem that comes back to haunt him causing troubles at work and dealing with a surly 13 year old and then there is Kennedy, the ultimate modern business woman, contending with dating multiple men but never letting them into her life or heart until she meets Troy, a meeting in which she looses her heart and almost her job while dealing with a father who has Alzheimers; the three friends deal with their troubles separately until finally sharing them with each other. Will their troubles drive the friends and their families apart or bring them closer together? While this book is African American literature I believe anyone who enjoys conflict and romance will enjoy it. I know I did. Be warned, there is cursing and many adult subjects dealt with in this book.