{"product_id":"poisoned-apples-poems-for-you-my-pretty-hardcover","title":"Poisoned Apples: Poems for You, My Pretty - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eChristine Heppermann\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery little girl goes through her princess phase, whether she wants to be Snow White or Cinderella, Belle or Ariel. But then we grow up. And life is not a fairy tale.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChristine Heppermann's collection of fifty poems puts the ideals of fairy tales right beside the life of the modern teenage girl. With piercing truths reminiscent of Laurie Halse Anderson and Ellen Hopkins, this is a powerful and provocative book for every young woman. E. Lockhart, author of \u003cem\u003eWe Were Liars\u003c\/em\u003e, calls it \"a bloody poetic attack on the beauty myth that's caustic, funny, and heartbreaking.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCruelties come not just from wicked stepmothers, but also from ourselves. There are expectations, pressures, judgment, and criticism. Self-doubt and self-confidence. But there are also friends, and sisters, and a whole hell of a lot of power there for the taking. In fifty poems, Christine Heppermann confronts society head on. Using fairy tale characters and tropes, \u003cem\u003ePoisoned Apples\u003c\/em\u003e explores how girls are taught to think about themselves, their bodies, and their friends. The poems range from contemporary retellings to first-person accounts set within the original tales, and from deadly funny to deadly serious. Complemented throughout with black-and-white photographs from up-and-coming artists, this is a stunning and sophisticated book to be treasured, shared, and paged through again and again.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOnce upon a time . . .\u003cbr\u003eyou were a princess, \u003cbr\u003eor an orphan.\u003cbr\u003eA wicked witch, \u003cbr\u003efairy godmother, \u003cbr\u003eprom queen, \u003cbr\u003evaledictorian, \u003cbr\u003eteam captain, \u003cbr\u003eBig Bad Wolf, \u003cbr\u003eLittle Bo Peep.\u003cbr\u003eBut you are more than just a hero or a villain, cursed or charmed. You are everything in between.\u003cbr\u003eYou are everything.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn fifty poems, Christine Heppermann places fairy tales side by side with the modern teenage girl. Powerful and provocative, deadly funny and deadly serious, this collection is one to read, to share, to treasure, and to come back to again and again.\u003c\/p\u003e--Michael Cart, Booklist (starred\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOnce upon a time . . .\u003cbr\u003eyou were a princess, \u003cbr\u003eor an orphan.\u003cbr\u003eA wicked witch, \u003cbr\u003efairy godmother, \u003cbr\u003eprom queen, \u003cbr\u003evaledictorian, \u003cbr\u003eteam captain, \u003cbr\u003eBig Bad Wolf, \u003cbr\u003eLittle Bo Peep.\u003cbr\u003eBut you are more than just a hero or a villain, cursed or charmed. You are everything in between.\u003cbr\u003eYou are everything.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn fifty poems, Christine Heppermann places fairy tales side by side with the modern teenage girl. Powerful and provocative, deadly funny and deadly serious, this collection is one to read, to share, to treasure, and to come back to again and aga\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 128\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 7.2 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 23, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51753505227040,"sku":"9780062289575","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/4b04a2c20cac530cbf241044c80612f6.webp?v=1780021731","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/poisoned-apples-poems-for-you-my-pretty-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}