Red Riding Hood

Books | Juvenile Fiction / Media Tie-In

3.6

(220)

Sarah Blakley-Cartwright

David Leslie Johnson

Valerie's sister was beautiful, kind, and sweet. Now she is dead. Henri, the handsome son of the blacksmith, tries to console Valerie, but her wild heart beats fast for another: the outcast woodcutter, Peter, who offers Valerie another life far from home. After her sister's violent death, Valerie's world begins to spiral out of control. For generations, the werewolf has been kept at bay with a monthly sacrifice. But no one is safe. When an expert wolf hunter arrives, the villagers learn that the creature lives among them - it could be anyone in town. It soon becomes clear that Valerie is the only one who can hear the voice of creature. The Wolf says she must surrender herself before the Blood Moon wanes . . . or everyone she loves will die. This is a dangerous new vision of a classic fairy tale, and for readers who want even more of Valerie's riveting story, a bonus chapter that extends the drama is available at http://www.redridinghoodbook.com/.

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Author

Sarah Blakley-Cartwright

Pages

352

Publisher

Little, Brown Books for Young Readers

Published Date

2011-01-25

ISBN

0316176249 9780316176248

Ratings

Google: 3.5

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"1.75 This book, although enchanting and mysterious at times, was a struggle to get through. Part I liked: I thought the plot had a lot of potential and was captivating. Complaint 1: Valerie The main character Valerie was so irritating. She had an extreme character change for the worse throughout the book. I couldn't stand her. Complaint 2: Writing The writing occasionally switched from Valerie's point of view to someone else's. When this did happen, it was very hard to tell who it was because it was not consistently written. Complaint 3: Relationships Any relationship -- romantic or platonic-- in the book was either confusing or very unhealthy. Complaint 4: There was no ending The book just dropped off with a link to a website. There was no resolution. It felt like the last ten chapters were missing because how abrupt it cut off."