For one of the books that I wanted to read over the summer holidays, for the Grade Six summer reading program, I chose the book “ Rapunzel, The One with All the Hair,” By Wendy Mass.
I would give this book a rating of four out of five stars, because while some parts were interesting, some of the parts were deadly dull.
I think that the main character, Rapunzel, best showed the Middle School pillar courage, because even when she was trapped in a tower by a witch, she was always thinking of ways to get out, even with the witch on her back, who could discover her plot any second and then kill her.
The plot of the book goes like this,
Rapunzel’s parents made a deal with a witch before Rapunzel was born. The deal was this: Rapunzel’s father could have some of the rampion from the witch’s garden, since Rapunzel’s mother wouldn’t eat anything else. In return, the witch would have Rapunzel when she became a maiden. On Rapunzel’s twelfth birthday, the witch comes to Rapunzel’s house and takes Rapunzel away.
Meanwhile, Prince Benjamin is at the castle, thinking about grand adventures and longing for adventure. Even though he is destined to be king, he dreams of being a knight.
Rapunzel thinks that she can get out of the tower, but has no luck in finding a way out. Will she ever escape and be reunited with her parents? Or will she stay in the tower until she dies?
I liked this book because it was full of adventure and suspense. I couldn’t always predicted what would happen next and that kept me reading until the very end!
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