What if fairy tale magic really existed? Lonely at her new school, Elizabeth takes a job at the New-York Circulating Material Repository, hoping to make new friends as well as some cash. The repository is no ordinary library. It lends out objects rather than books--everything from tea sets and hockey sticks to Marie Antionette's everyday wig.
It's also home to the Grimm Collection, a secret room in the basement. That's where powerful items straight out of the Brothers Grimm fairy tales are locked away: seven-league boots, a table that produces a feast at the blink of an eye, Snow White's step-mother's sinister mirror that talks in riddles and has a will of its own.
When the magical objects start to disappear, Elizabeth and her new friends embark on a dangerous quest to catch the thief before they're accused of the crime themselves--or the thief captures them.
I liked this book from the very beginning! It was an enormously good use of the Brothers Grimm. Including things from those fairy tales made this one even better. I would just love to work at a place with magical items. Who wouldn't? I love this book for idea and word choice. Also the story was just wonderful!!
--Sophie
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