Golden by Cameron Dokey, 2006
This is a retelling of Rapunzel where the original Rapunzel has no hair, having been cursed by her mother's cold heart. By the end of the story, she is stuck in a tower with golden-haired Rue, the real daughter of the sorceress Melisande who adopted and raised Rapunzel in the hope that some day she would be able to free Rue. Even with this ulterior motive, she raised Rapunzel with much love and honesty. I really loved this story. The passages about hope and love were right on.
Some memory-jogging tags: Love. Hope. Fairy tales. Fantasy. Sorcery. Magic. Sacrifice. Mistaken identities.
MS Rating: Great. The syntax is more difficult than in many MS books.
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