Snow White: A Graphic Novel

By Matt Phelan

Book Overview

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."

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1536200557
• ISBN13: 9781536200553
• Release Date: July 2018
• Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.82 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.2" x 7.7"
• Age Range: 10 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 5 and higher

Customer Reviews

So good...

I found another of phelans books recently (around the world) and was riveted; truly transcendent material. So much bigger than young adult. His story holds up for all readers and ive read enough to know. In snow white he has taken a hackneyed story and reinvigorated it n a way that is nothing less than stunning. Replacing the first she runs away 2 with an urban jungle was great and effective. The artwork is superb; a noir feel and bkack n gray at its very finest. I will be searching for more of his work. We're lucky 2 have him☺