Language: G (0 swears); Mature Content: G; Violence: G
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Anwen Sedge lives in the small town of Old Stump, when a giant falls from the sky, flattening her village. Anwen discovers that the giant was dead before he hit the ground, which means he must have been murdered. Anwen and her arch rival, Cerys, go up a magic beanstalk to try and get help from the giants' sky kingdom, where they discover the dead giant was the king. Anwen and Cerys have to learn to get along and use their different kinds of magic to figure out the murderer before they too might be victims.
I was prepared not to like this, because it seemed too trite to me, but there are some marvelous twists and turns. Anwen makes her size work for her as she tries to solve the murder, and both girls discover they may have been wrong about the other. A charming read for preteens who like fairytales. Culture and age are not specified, though the cover art suggests the girls are white Europeans.
Michelle in the Middle
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