Rapunzel's Revenge

Hale, S., & Hale, D. (2008). Rapunzel's revenge. New York, N.Y.: Bloomsbury.

Rapunzel, Rapunzel, let down your hair! But did you know that Rapunzel was a kidnap victim living in the old west? Well, in this version she is and she is awesome. She doesn’t need a prince charming to save her, she can save herself, of course she is not as graceful about it as she might have been if he had been there, but regardless – she can handle it herself! She can even rescue the boy-in-distress with her butt-kicking hair flicks and super moves she has taught herself…look out bad guys, here comes Rapunzel!

Evaluative Criteria:

Theme: A theme expressed in Rapunzel’s Revenge is that love is more important than power. When Rapunzel finds out that Gothel is not her real mother, but that she was taken from her real mother, she is devastated. When she informs Gothel that she no longer wants to live with her but wants to be with her real mother, Gothel locks her up in a tall tower. While she is locked up, Rapunzel only has time to let her hair grow and to think of how to get back with her mother and to get back at Gothel for separating her from her mother.

Plot: Most young readers are familiar with the Rapunzel story. Rapunzel uses her hair to escape a tall tower. Rapunzel’s Revenge is no different. Gothel took Rapunzel from her real mother and kept Rapunzel from her. As she is locked up Rapunzel has time to let her hair grow and think of how to get revenge on Gothel and how to get back together with her mother. Using her hair to escape she meets Jack. Together they overcome various obstacles and defeats such as a large snake and defeat various villains such as kidnappers and bank robbers.

Book Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4_Slu5J67M