Story Spinners - by Cassandra Federman (Paperback)

About the Book

Polar-opposite, "forever-fighting" sisters Kennedy and Devon come together to tell an epic bedtime story that stops their baby sister's crying so they can finally all get some sleep.

Book Synopsis

The Princess Bride meets Raina Telgemeier's Sisters in this middle grade graphic novel about two sisters who must put aside their differences to soothe their new baby sister with the best bedtime story ever, proving to their parents--and each other--that they can get along.

Big sister Kennedy and little sister Devon couldn't be more different. Their shared room has a clear divide down the middle. On one, musical theater-loving Kennedy keeps things tidy. On the other, heavy metal fan Devon looks like she lives in an exploded toy store. When baby sister Eve moves in, her contribution is crying. Constant. Ear-piercing. Crying.

The added stress pushes the older girls to their breaking point, and they get into their biggest fight yet. In response, Mom and Dad crack down, seizing all beloved electronics until Kennedy and Devon can find a way to get along. Now stuck together with no distractions except Eve's screaming, the two land on a desperate solution: tell Eve a bedtime story so epic that it puts her to sleep and gets her big sisters out of trouble.

Pizza aside, the only thing the girls have in common is their love of stories. But Kennedy's fairy tales make Devon want to barf, and Devon's nonsensical adventure stories make Kennedy want to tear her hair out. So they try to mash-up a story of true love, adventure, princesses, pirates, pirate-princesses, dragons, spiders, and...garbage trucks?

That's a lot of story to spin. Will their hilarious fairy tale remix solidify their sisterly bond or break it forever after?

Review Quotes

"Cute and filled with the reality of sisters who don't get along all the time, this graphic novel will appeal to fans of humorous stories with a fairy-tale spin."-- "School Library Journal"

"Federman spins a masterful story within a story, bringing all three sisters to life through the unusual adventures of the princess pirates."-- "Booklist"

"Story Spinners is an ingenious concept masterfully executed. Both kids and adults will be captivated by these characters and enthralled by the brilliantly intertwined stories. I just can't say enough great things about this one-of-a-kind, laugh-out-loud graphic novel. Now hurry up and read it!" --Jarrett Lerner, author and illustrator of A Work in Progress

"Classic Cassandra Federman! A fantastically spun story (within a story!) that caught me in its wonderful web of heart and imagination."--Ben Clanton, New York Times-bestselling author of the Narwhal and Jelly series

"Reading Story Spinners, I couldn't stop thinking about my own sister. We're so different sometimes, but in the end that just makes our stories interesting. It's a book for anyone with a sibling who's hard sometimes, but well worth the work. In the end it made me feel happy and warm (and want to go call my sister)." --Dana Simpson, creator of Phoebe and her Unicorn and Ozy and Millie