Kids, students, and life-long readers,
After looking at the title, did you break out into the title song from the Disney movie, Aladdin, like I do every time I hear those words? This fantasy novel has an interesting concept in connection to the Aladdin story. In our "Twisted Tale," this story take an intricate part of the plot and changes it. The premice - What if Aladdin never held onto the magic lamp and never received his wished from the Genie; and instead, Jaffar used the genie and his wishes to take control of Agrabah. But the story does not end there - Aladdin and Jasmine team up with the street rats and those oppose the evil rule of Jaffar to lead a rebellion. Can they do it without the help of the magic lamp and the genie?
The start of the novel reads just like the classic Disney movie. It feels like the same story until the pivotal twist. There are many new characters introduced to create Aladdin's back story and will help with the rebellion. There are also the classic characters from the movie, but some of them will not survive this new twist. I am curious to see if there will be a series that could form from these types of novels that change the beloved Disney movies to tell a new story.
If you are a purist of Aladdin, you may have a hard time reading this novel, but I found it fascinating to see how the author worked with the well-known characters, and how will the ending change from the original movie.
AUTHOR: Liz Braswell
GENRE: Fantasy, Disney
GRADES: 6-8
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