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The Fairy-Tale Detectives

by Michael Buckley · 2005

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For Sabrina and Daphne Grimm, life has not been a fairy tale. After the mysterious disappearance of their parents, the sisters are sent to live with their grandmother—a woman they believed was dead! Granny Relda reveals that the girls have two famous ancestors, the Brothers Grimm, whose classic book of fairy tales is actually a collection of case files of magical mischief. Now the girls must take on the family responsibility of being fairy tale detectives.

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fantasyfantasyMore like thisLess of thisfairy talefairy taleMore like thisLess of thisfairy tale retellingsfairy tale retellingsMore like thisLess of thismysterymysteryMore like thisLess of thisadventureadventureMore like thisLess of this
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childhoodchildhoodMore like thisLess of thissisterssistersMore like thisLess of this
Audience
childrensyoung adultmiddle grade
Length
medium · 284 pages

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