A collection of dark, funny retellings of classic fairytales for girls growing up in the modern world—from the author of Lampie 'Wickedly delicious' SOPHIE ANDERSON 'Clever and witty' YARROW TOWNSEND 'Satisfying, surprising and consistently superb' MICHAEL MANN __________ A determined girl gives up on kissing a frog. A fearless heroine comes face-to-face with a not-so Big Bad Wolf. A monstrous princess, held captive on a deserted island, yearns to break free. Within this book are seven famous fairy tales turned into enchanting, inspiring and sometimes hair-raising stories for today's world, about girls with their own dreams and desires. These are no damsels in distress, but real young women of flesh and blood – who certainly don't need rescuing.