Spring 2025

Losing the Plot

From the Series Losing the Plot

  • Interest Level: Grade 3 - Grade 6
  • Reading Level: Grade 4

A tremendous whooshing noise started up. It sounded like a million pages being riffled at once. I caught a strong whiff of gingerbread. Then The Complete Fairytales of the Brothers Grimm flew open and a human-shaped blur came shooting out . . .

Basil Beedon and Terry Clegg are neighbors, and that’s all they have in common. Terry loves sport and Basil loves books—but to Basil’s absolute dismay, he’s been roped into helping Terry with his reading. Every. Single. Saturday. However, that’s the least of his worries when Gretel comes shooting out of The Complete Fairytales of the Brothers Grimm. The boys are plunged into a dangerous world run by the Fairytale Alliance Network of Character Yunions (FANCY), where not everyone is what they seem, Hansel has been kidnapped, and a plot hole threatens to destroy everything.

Witty, clever, with adventure at every turn, this is a fractured fairytale in a very surprising, Grimm world.

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Interest Level Grade 3 - Grade 6
Reading Level Grade 4
Category SEL: D Relationship Skills, SEL: E Responsible Decision-Making, Social Emotional Learning
Copyright 2025
Publisher Walker Books Australia
Imprint Walker Books Australia
Language English
Number of Pages 144
Publication Date 2025-05-06
Text Type Fiction—Science Fiction/Fantasy
BISACS JUV012040, JUV001000, JUV037050
Dewey [Fic]
Dimensions 5 x 7.75
Features Author/Illustrator biography, Reviewed, Teaching Guides, and eSource

Author: Annaleise Byrd

Annaleise Byrd grew up on a farm in Queensland. She now lives in Brisbane with her husband, two young sons, and rescue greyhound, and she is particularly fond of lamingtons. You can find her online at www.annaleisebyrd.com.

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Losing the Plot

A tremendous whooshing noise started up. It sounded like a million pages being riffled at once. I caught a strong whiff of gingerbread. Then The Complete Fairytales of the Brothers Grimm flew open and a human-shaped blur came shooting out . . . Basil… View available downloads →

Reviews

Booklist

“Exciting, clever, and dynamic, this stands out from other retellings by asking, What happens to the fairy-tale characters after you’ve closed the book?”—Booklist