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    Fairest of All: Whatever After, Book 1
    Fairest of All: Whatever After, Book 1
    Fairest of All: Whatever After, Book 1
    Audiobook3 hours

    Fairest of All: Whatever After, Book 1

    Written by Sarah Mlynowski

    Narrated by Emily Eiden

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    About this audiobook

    A fresh, modern spin on a classic fairy tale-from bestselling author Sarah Mlynowski!

    In this fresh, funny new middle grade series, bestselling YA author Sarah Mlynowski writes for a younger audience for the first time! In each book, Abby and her younger brother Jonah visit the magic mirror in their basement at night, and the mirror transports them inside a different fairy tale.

    In the first magical adventure, Abby and Jonah find themselves tangled in Snow White's story. Once there, they accidentally change key events in the tale! In order for Snow White to get her happy ending, it's up to Abby and Jonah to make things right.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherScholastic
    Release dateApr 1, 2014
    ISBN9780545655750
    Fairest of All: Whatever After, Book 1
    Author

    Sarah Mlynowski

    Sarah Mlynowski is the bestselling author of Ten Things We Did (and Probably Shouldn’t Have); I See London, I See France; Don’t Even Think About It; Think Twice; Milkrun; Fishbowl; Bras & Broomsticks; the Whatever After series; and more. Her books have been translated into twenty-nine languages and optioned to Hollywood. Sarah was born in Montreal but now lives and writes in New York City. Visit her at www.sarahm.com and find her everywhere @sarahmlynowski.

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    • 5/5
      How Abby talks about background where she came from because that’s really nice to give a little bit of background of the character in a book.

      2 people found this helpful

    • 5/5
      I love the fairytale books cute read the narrator had an excited voice but perfect for the age

      1 person found this helpful

    • 4/5
      I am glad there are more of these books I think there really good

      1 person found this helpful

    • 4/5
      I liked the book fine! But why 4 stars? It was because of one slight thing that Abby said “because I didn't teach him the BABY WAY with two bows.” the part that I capitalized is the part that offended me. I do it the “baby” way! And I KNOW other people do too.
    • 5/5
      omg, that was amazing best audiobook ever I need more.
    • 5/5
      Best book ever I am soooooooo glad I found this series you must read it and if you have you now what i am talking about
    • 5/5
      There is so much going on and there is so much Adventure
    • 2/5
      character sounded whiny and it was a boring story. ok for little kids
    • 5/5
      This book takes people into adventures!! It creates such an amazing picture inside your head! ;)
    • 4/5
      A good first book I thought it was a good start but not the best
    • 5/5
      I love all the books and I'm really looking forward for more?
    • 2/5
      Okay, so, fair warning, I am much older than the age range for which this book was written, and perhaps that explains why I wasn't very enchanted with the book itself. Though the back cover blurb does make it sound interesting.I sympathize with Abby about change, but I found her a bit annoying also.In one sense, the idea reminds me a bit of C.S. Lewis's "The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe" (minus the Christian allegory part). There's a portal (in this case a mirror) that transports children elsewhere (in this case, into Snow White's story). But changing the story by warning Snow about the poisoned apple means that Snow doesn't get her "happily ever after". The author doesn't address what happens to the fairy tales in our world if Snow White's story changes--perhaps because all the action takes place between midnight and 6 AM--though with all the time zones, it should be possible that someone, somewhere in the world could be reading the story of Snow White during that time.
    • 2/5
      I was so excited when I first heard about this series I was so excited. I love fairy tales and I had really liked other books by Mlynowski so I was pretty much sold on it...unfortunately I didn't really enjoy the book as much as I wanted to. I found Abby's attitude extremely obnoxious--to the point where I actually stopped reading for a while and debated whether it was worth finishing it. In the end b/c it was so short I did read the whole thing. I felt like there was some misinformation on what a judge's job actually is--the text seemed to me to imply that judge's decide the outcomes of cases. I did like the information provided on wills and how that played out as part of the outcome. The ending was also extremely abrupt. I understand that this is part of a series but I felt like there was a better way to go about the ending so that it would feel more finished. I don't think I'm going to continue with the series.
    • 3/5
      I read this book at the request of third grade girls, who think the "Whatever After" series is the cat's pajamas. They were right. It is a good twist on fairy tales. 10 year old Abby and her 7 year old brother, Jonah find themselves transported to Snow White's world when they discover a magic mirror in the basement of their new home. As Abby tries to improve Snow's life and get the prince to marry Snow, she finds that interfering in a fairy tale doesn't always bring the consequences wanted.
    • 4/5
      This was a fun adventure for two new kids and I cant wait to read the next book! Who knows what kind of trouble with fairytales they will get into next!
    • 5/5
      What a unique and different book! I loved how the story was nothing like I expected! The main character is a witty intellectual young girl. The ending was also a big twist! I love the humor and the changes the author made and how it is not the same o Disney story. This book gives women power something that fairy tales tend to leave out.
    • 4/5
      When no-nonsense fifth-grader Abby and her little brother Jonah are sucked into the ornate mirror in their basement, they find themselves in the world of fairy tales. They soon stumble across a quaint cottage, just in time to stop a young woman from taking a poisoned apple from an old witch. But what they don't realize at the time is that, by changing Snow White's story, they may have robbed her of her happy ending. Abby is determined to make it right, no matter what that entails -- which is how she, Jonah, and Snow White end up hanging out with the seven dwarfs, climbing trees to avoid Prince Charming, and sneaking around the evil witch's castle. Will they be able to fix Snow White's story . . . and still make it home before their parents start to worry?This was a cute enough story, but it never really engaged me. I think it's one of those children's books best left to actual children. I'll recommend it to them, but adults looking for fairy tale retellings should probably look elsewhere.