Braswell, Liz A Whole New World, 376 pages. Disney, 2015.
$18. Language: PG (5 swears, 0
‘f’); Mature Content: G; Violence: PG-13 (deaths, one violent, bloody
beheading).
What if Jafar tricked Aladdin and escaped the Cave of
Wonders with the lamp and took over Agrabah for himself? What would happen to Jasmine and Aladdin and
the entire kingdom then? Probably reign
bloody terror over everyone, right? And
who would be left to be the opposition – Jasmine, Aladdin, and the Street Rats,
of course!
Missing the whole “Twisted Tales” subheading, I felt that I
was reading a junior novelization of the Disney movie up to the moment that Aladdin
got left behind in the Cave. When Jafar
ripped the flying carpet to shreds on a toture rack , the point was really
driven home. Disney movies already have
a little darkness to them, but Braswell’s reinterpretation, which I did love,
brings the dark to the front and gives
it a chance to run rampant before it ultimately falls. Interesting
concept. I can’t wait to see if my
middle school students pick this up. I
wouldn’t give this to elementary students, though.
MS – ADVISABLE.
Cindy, Library teacher
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