Description: "{Cadnum]tangos with tart truths, waltzes with acerbic wit, and often and dances in the dark." Fantasy Magazine Concise writing cuts to the heart of the matter in this droll collection from National Book Awardfinalist Cadnum ( The Book of the Lion ), whether it be a certain gingerbread boy's overbearing parents in the title story or a ghostly Ophelia bent on her own secret revenge in Or Be to Not.' Even the most urbane bears can be brought low when entrapped by a crusading pro-human Goldilocks in Bear It Away,' while a certain giant's wife manages to create a happy ending after a young thief escapes by beanstalk in Mrs. Big.' Medusa,' Daphne,' and Give Him the Eye' offer stark insight into the behavior of Greek gods and goddesses as well as the brutal side of love. Meanwhile, elves, no matter how gifted, find little welcome when faced with human suspicions in Naked Little Men' and Elf Trap,' while Together Again' gives the truth behind that old nursery rhyme about a lord named Humpty Dumpty. Both adult and YA readers will enjoy this quirky assemblage of 18 traditional tales with a modern edge." Publishers Weekly Can't Catch Me and Other Twice-Told Tales by Michael Cadnum is an outstanding collection of interesting and insightful lore drawn from history and retold with a modernized and compelling philosophical perspective of contemporary wisdom and collective post-situation knowledge." Midwest Book Review ...turns the familiar on its head, from basilisk to gingerbread man, and makes you forget, for a few charmed moments, that these aren't quite the tales you thought you knew." Patricia A. McKillip, author, Wonders of the Invisible World Cadnum delves more into the psyche of the protagonist than fairy tales ever do." BookLoons

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