The School for Good and Evil- September 14,2013

The School for Good and Evil

 Soman Chainani

488 pages

Overview:

Direct from Harper's Collins Children's Books (http://harpercollinschildrens.com/books/School-Good-Evil/?isbn13=9780062104892&tctid=100)

This year best friends Sophie and Agatha will discover what it is to be a student at the fabled School for Good and Evil, where ordinary boys and girls are trained to be fairy-tale heroes and villains. With her pink dresses, glass slippers, and devotion to good deeds, Sophie knows she'll earn top marks at the School for Good and graduate a storybook princess. Meanwhile, Agatha, with her shape-less black frocks, wicked pet cat, and dislike of nearly everyone, seems a natural fit for the School for Evil.
But when the two girls are swept into the Endless Woods, they find their fortunes reversed—Sophie's dumped in the School for Evil to take Uglification, Death Curses, and Henchmen Training, while Agatha finds herself in the School for Good, among handsome princes and fair maidens in Princess Etiquette and Animal Communication. But what if the mistake is actually the first clue to discovering who Sophie and Agatha really are . . . ?
The School for Good and Evil is an epic journey into a dazzling new world, where the only way out of a fairy tale . . . is to live through one.

My Opinion:

A great twist on traditional fairy tales. So what would happen if the characters in fairy tales were once real people. They might have been readers like you and me, and then boom one day they are stolen from their houses and transported to the School of good and evil by the School Master. This is exactly what happened to Agatha and Sofia (except one of them was actually going willingly). I loved how the author introduced all of the characters and made me root and cry and dislike them all at once. This book twists what I think about my traditional fairy tales and their characters. I also is a great example of how appearance isn't a great indicator of personality. Its a great book to teach a lesson, enjoy for fun, or just giving to a friend. A definite read.