Sabrina and Daphne Grimm will do anything to get their baby brother back from the Master who stole him - including following the Master into the Book of Everafter. The book contains all of the world's fairytales and Sabrina and Daphne travel through several fairytales in search of their brother. But they have more than the Master to worry about - as they travel, they inadvertently change the story lines of several stories, much to the dismay of the Editor. The Editor is determined to keep the fairytales as they were originally written and sends his revisers to correct the stories - and the revisers won't stop for anyone in their way - even Sabrina and Daphne.
Michael Buckley continues to weave a magical story line in "The Inside Story", the eighth book in his delightful "The Sisters Grimm" series aimed at ages 9 to 12. He pulls out all the stops here by having Sabrina and Daphne enter the Book of Everafter. Part of the fun is revisiting several stories/fairytales such as "The Wizard of Oz", "Alice in Wonderland", "Pinocchio" and "The Jungle Book" (to name a few) and seeing how various characters act when the plot deviates from the book. There is also a sense of surrealism as some of the characters in the Book of Everafter live in Ferryport Landing and are completely different there than they are in the Book of Everafter. Daphne and Sabrina continue to grow as characters. Sabrina in particular is maturing (preteen girls will no doubt sigh over the "romance" in the book). Buckley has a delightful sense of humor that shows throughout the book (I'd love to know the back story of the editor character) and a wonderful way with words which shows in sentences like "(the Tin Man's) steely expression turned to fear". My one disappointment in the book is that it sometimes feels like filler, as it focuses mostly on Sabrina, Daphne, and Puck while other major characters in the series, like their parents, grandmother, and uncle as well as the residents of Ferryport Landing are barely in it at all. However, judging by the cliffhanger ending they all play a prominent part in the next book in the series.
"The Inside Story" is a delightful fantasy for readers of all ages.
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