Synopsis
*A New York Times bestseller!
A Wall Street Journal* 20 Best Children's Books of the Past 20 Years Selection
"Phelan's noir-esque adaptation of the classic fairy tale is atmospheric, clever, and touching. . . . A stunning, genre-bending graphic novel." - School Library Journal (starred review)**
The curtain rises on New York City. The dazzling lights cast shadows that grow ever darker as the glitzy prosperity of the Roaring Twenties screeches to a halt. Enter a cast of familiar characters: a young girl, Samantha White, returning after being sent away by her cruel stepmother, the Queen of the Follies, years earlier; her father, the King of Wall Street, who survives the stock market crash only to suffer a strange and sudden death; seven street urchins, brave protectors for a girl as pure as snow; and a mysterious stock ticker that holds the stepmother in its thrall, churning out ticker tape imprinted with the wicked words: "Another . . . More Beautiful . . . KILL."
Publisher information
- Publisher: Candlewick Press
- ISBN: 9781536200553
- Number of pages: 216
- Dimensions: 198 x 162 x 15 mm
- Weight: 363g
- Languages: English
