Snow Poison, Melissa de la Cruz
Snow Poison, Melissa de la Cruz
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Snow & Poison

Author: Melissa de la Cruz

Narrator: Elizabeth Knowelden

Unabridged: 8 hr 6 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/18/2023

Synopsis

Love is stronger than poison in this lush retelling of "Snow White" by #1 New York Times bestselling author Melissa de la Cruz.

Known as Snow White, Lady Sophie has led a sheltered life in the mountains of Bavaria. Until now. Her father, the widowed Duke Maximilian, is at last remarrying, and on the day of his historic wedding, Sophie is making her high-society debut.

At the ball, Sophie charms the dashing Prince Philip, heir to the Spanish throne. But as Philip and Sophie start falling deeply in love, the king of Spain loses his temper. His wish is that Philip would marry a princess. And now, his command is Sophie’s death.

In a quest for survival, Sophie seeks refuge in the home of seven orphans, the counsel of a witch, and the safety of her blade. With the looming threat of war upon her duchy, Sophie must ponder: Can she do right by her home and honor her heart’s desire?

"[A] beguiling historical fantasy." —Publishers Weekly

About The Author

Melissa de la Cruz is the #1 New York Times, USA Today, Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times, and Publishers Weekly internationally bestselling author of many critically acclaimed books for readers of all ages, including the Alex & Eliza trilogy, Disney's Descendants novels, the Blue Bloods series, and the Summer on East End series. Her books have sold over eight million copies, and the Witches of East End series became an hour-long television drama on the Lifetime network. Visit her at melissa-delacruz.com

Reviews

Goodreads review by Hilary on November 03, 2021

2.5 stars Lovely poem by Walter de la Mare and nice illustrations of children playing in the snow. I didn't feel the illustrations went well with the magical feel of the poem. Some scenes didn't really match the words.......more

Goodreads review by Abigail on December 10, 2023

"No breath of wind, / No gleam of sun – / Still the white snow / Whirls softly down / Twig and bough / And blade and thorn / All in an icy / Quiet, forlorn." So begins Walter de la Mare's evocative wintry poem, which captures the enchanted beauty of snowy vistas—the light and shadow, crystal flakes......more

Goodreads review by Alice on October 20, 2017

Snow is a beautiful story which is a good demonstrator of how within picture books the words and pictures provide different details to a story. The words provide us with a poem like style of writing, describing the snow fall. However, within the pictures we are told the story of a family and their p......more

Goodreads review by Georgina on October 21, 2019

This book features beautiful illustrations which are not always accompanied with words. This book would be great to explore poetry and word choices in ks1. Additionally, this would also be great as a book to accompany the topic of seasons.......more

Goodreads review by Amy on October 21, 2019

A great book that incorporates beautiful illustrations with a good level of descriptive and poetic language that can be magpied in a class. This book would also be perfect when teaching children about the seasons, I wish I had found this book when I was teaching the topic in year 1!......more

Quotes

"De la Cruz loosely reimagines 'Snow White' in this beguiling historical fantasy set in 1621 Bavaria. . . . De la Cruz eschews the original tale’s fantastical aspects and creeping sense of danger for romance and courtly intrigue, grounding the gently unspooling narrative in the source material’s familiar framework." —Publishers Weekly

"Plot points from the original tale make their way into this drama-filled retelling, which nevertheless twists and turns. . . . Melissa de la Cruz knows exactly how to make [fairy-tale retellings] shine." —Booklist

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