Out of the Wild
Out of the Wild
By: Sarah Beth Durst
Remember Into the Wild? You know, where Julie saves the world (well, her city anyways) by going into the Wild and defeating it, thereby releasing some of the Fairy Tale characters it had grabbed hold of yet again? Her mom's Rapunzel? Gothel (the wicked witch) is her grandma and Puss-in-Boots is her brother? Yeah, that's what I thought!
This time, the Wild has a surprise in store for Julie and Rapunzel: it swallows one of the Three Blind Mice and spits Julie's father back out. Julie and Zel are confused, as the Wild never willingly lets anyone go, if you'll recall Zel had to fight her way out before. Julie's excitement over her dad's return is soon quashed when they head to the Wishing Well Motel to ask Gothel about the Wild just returning Rapunzel's prince to her (after more than 500 years no less!) and finding a villain whom none had suspected. Unfortunately, there's an even more sinister villain pulling strings from behind-the-scenes. You'll figure it out, and this super bad evil villain's true identity will shock you, and completely make you feel for her. (Yes, I'm giving away the fact that it's a female.)
This is just as exciting and filled with adventure as the first one! People are turned into pumpkins, frogs, are returned to their fairy-tale fates, rescued from their fates all the while trying to outsmart dragons and villains and learning how to navigate a flying carpet. Oh yeah, there's magic carpets, beanstalks, castles in clouds, flying brooms and so much more!
Julie may be young, but she knows her fairy tales, and she's going to do her best to defeat the wild yet again. Will she succeed and save the entire U.S. (really, the Wild lives on the East coast with Julie and Zel and has almost reached Disneyland by the end). Honestly, would you want to be doomed to re-live the same story over and over? How awful would it be to be Sleeping Beauty? She falls asleep for a hundred years, her prince wakes her up and then they start again. How awful! Will Julie have to destroy the Wild in her efforts to save everyone she loves, and therefore destroying most of them? Pick this fast-paced adventure up and find out!
Notes on the Cover:
I like the blue background and we still have the vines along the left-hand side of the book, which helps to tie it together with Into the Wild. Looking at it now, I bet it's a beanstalk....there's even a silhouette of a witch on a broom and a couple of fairies/pixies! The focal point of the cover is pale pink which makes it really pop against the blue background. You can tell that Julie is on a flying carpet, the wind in her hair gives you that effect anyways. The only question you need to answer is this: What in the heck is she doing on a flying carpet and where did she get it?
Recommended To:
- Those who enjoyed Into the Wild (you won't be disappointed!)
- Fairy tale readers
- Adventure junkies
- Talking Animal lovers
- Everyone!
On our shelves!