Melody Murray's Books

I really enjoyed this over-the-top reworking of an old fairy tale. I found the characters fun and believable, the set-up enjoyable, and the payoff delightful. I loved that it's set in my town, and I dug the Great Aunt a lot. There's a tiny Betsy-Tacy nod embedded in this book, and it made me laugh out loud. I would have loved this even more had I read it at age 9 or so. Frederick has a sure hand with snappy dialogue, and her middle-schoolers are very true to life. Disclosure: I'm friends with Frederick in real life.