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The Fairy Tale Detectives (The Sisters Grimm, Book 1)
 

The Sisters Grimm Book 1: The Fairy-Tale Detectives (Sisters Grimm)

by Michael Buckley, Peter Ferguson

In paperback for the first time, the Sisters Grimm take readers to a world where fairy tales are fact and not everyone is who they seem!

In book one of this bestselling series, sisters Sabrina and Daphne are sent to live with their mysterious grandmother, Relda Grimm. The sisters learn they are descendants of the Brothers Grimm, whose famous book of fairy tales is actually a... (read more)

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Amazon Reviews (5)
 

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AspiringAuthor
  • Rated 5 stars

“I am so glad that I listened to the wise advice of my friend Sophie* and checked out this book from the library.

In this first book of the Sisters Grimm, we meet Sabrina and Daphne Grimm, who are alleged orphans ever since their parents mysteriously disappeared. Now they find out that their grandmother, Granny Relda, is alive, and their father lied to them about their grandparents because they are all descendants of the Brothers Grimm, those famous fairy-tale archivers.

The...”

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Kathryn L
  • Rated 2 stars

“Weird. Not very interesting. Kids might like it, I guess it was a best seller. But I have no desire to read more in the series.”

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Community:
  • Rated 4.202381 stars
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  • Rated 0 stars
  

Newest Comments

  • Turrean

    turrean said:

    “For a read-alone, I'd say this was a book for ages 10 and up, though for a read-aloud, it would work for ages 7 and up. It would be most appreciated for kids who are familiar with the classic Euro-American tales (Red Riding Hood, The Three Pigs, Jack and the Beanstalk, Cinderella, etc.)”

    posted Tuesday, July 15 2008
  • Mrs. Darcy

    mrs. darcy said:

    “This clever book was a lot of fun to read and brought back some characters I hadn't thought about for a while. I'm anxious to read the next one!”

    posted Thursday, June 19 2008 ( | view 1 reply )
  • katya a

    katya a said:

    “i want to read this book!”

    posted Thursday, June 19 2008
  • Christina

    christina said:

    “What age group would be best for this group?”

    posted Thursday, May 15 2008 ( | view 2 replies )
  • Kieran B

    kieran b said:

    “I love the Brothers Grimm stories, and this book really plays well to them! I am currently reading the third one, I'm sure that the third will be as awesome as the others!”

    posted Saturday, April 5 2008
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