Into the Wild/Out of the Wild

Into the Wild is about a girl named Julie, who just happens to be the daughter of Rapunzel and her prince. Rapunzel and many other characters from your favorite fairy tales have escaped the Wild, which holds them captive in their fairy tale and forces them to replay their role over and over again, and now live across the United States. They have done their best to fit in with daily life in order to have their own thoughts and dreams. In order to do this they must deny their real identity. The Wild has been reduced to a pile of vines stuffed under Julie's bed and it her her family's job to keep the Wild from growing and sucking everyone and everything into fairy tales. Someone is working against them and making people act out parts of different fairy tales. Soon the Wild has grown and is threatening to take everyone in with it. It is up to Julie to save everyone!

If you like fairy tales and girl heroines, you'll like this book. It has has action, adventure, and just a hint at love. Want to see if Julie can save the day? Read the book!


Out of the Wild is the sequel to Into the Wild. Everything is back to normal, or as normal as it can be after Northboro is named the Fairy Tale Capital of the World. The Wild is back under Julie's bed and everything is great...until one of the 3 Blind Mice runs into the Wild. And, now Julie's dad, Rapunzel's prince, is standing right in front of them. While trying to figure out how the prince has returned, Sleeping Beauty is kidnapped and the prince decides it is up to him to save her. Only problem is, someone needs to save him! The fate of the real world rests upon Julie-can she save us all from eternal fairy tales? Read and find out!

Lots of reading to do!

I've been slacking in my reading lately. I read several books over the winter break and will get those up ASAP. Some of them are not available for checkout yet, but will be soon!

Here are some of the books I read over break:
Twisted by Laurie Halse Anderson
What Would Emma Do? by Eileen Cook
Madapple by Christina Meldrum
Out of the Wild by Sarah Beth Durst