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おとぎ話の主役と悪役を育てる学校 “the School for Good and Evil”

The School for Good and Evil

おとぎ話の主人公を育てる学校が舞台の児童書

おとぎ話のヒーロー・ヒロインと、悪役を育てる学校“the School for Good and Evil”に入学することになった二人の少女。
手違いから悪役になったソフィーと、ヒロイン役となったアガサの二人の少女が、学園生活の中で己の運命を切り開いていく……。

映画化も決定しているらしく、おもしろそうな児童書です。

Kindle版はWord Wise、Whispersync for Voice&Audible Narration有り。

 


THE SCHOOL FOR GOOD AND EVIL by Soman ...

 

The School for Good and Evil

The School for Good and Evil

 

・Length: 512 pages
・Word Wise: Enabled
・Whispersync for Voice: Ready
・Audible Narration:有($26.45→$12.99)

 

2巻も発売中。

The School for Good and Evil #2: A World without Princes

The School for Good and Evil #2: A World without Princes

 

 

あらすじ

二人の少女が“the School for Good and Evil”に入るために選び出された。
外見上はかわいいソフィーは、夢見ていたお姫様になれるところに行けると、教師を待っていた。一方、もう一人の不器量な一匹狼のアガサは、ソフィーを応援していた。
しかし、いざ二人が学校についてみると、アガサは善の学校に入ることになり、ソフィーは驚く。
ここから、二人の少女の運命が動き出す。

 

英語でのあらすじ

With overtones of Wicked, and shaped by the world of fairy tales, comes this story of two girls plucked from their village to attend the School for Good and Evil. Pretty (on the outside) Sophie has been hoping for the schoolmaster to take her to a place where she’ll become the princess she always imagined herself to be. Homely loner Agatha is the other chosen girl, someone Sophie befriended in an effort to show off her “goodness.” But their arrival at school leads to a shock, with Agatha placed with the Evers (as in happily ever after) and a distraught Sophie stuck with the creepy Nevers. So begins a tale that sees both girls fighting their fates—and at times each other—as they search for an ending that will encompass all that they are and what they’ve learned during their Grimm adventures. The terrific cover will draw readers in, the premise is a winner, and both Sophie and Agatha are strong characters. However, this is sometimes overwritten and repetitive, dragging the narrative down in places. But those who like their fantasy laced with fairy tale will surely enjoy it. Grades 6-8. --Ilene Cooper