Hello Readers, (If anyone is out there)Sorry it has been so long. I just had a baby you see, so my free time is now filled with cleaning up spit up, changing poopy diapers, and singing Row Row Row Your Boat. Which means that I didn't have much time for reading. I was however able to squeeze one book in during nap times. That book is called 'Rapunzel Untangled' by Cindy C. Bennett.
Rapunzel is a 17 year old girl who has known nothing but her tower and the only person she ever sees is her mother. Rapunzel has a rare disease that prevents her from ever stepping foot outdoors and if she ever came in contact with another human being their germs could kill her instantly. The only connection she has to the outside world is her computer which is supposed to only be used for her homework, but she breaks her mother's rules and finds a website where she can look at millions of people without their knowing about it. The website is called Facebook and it shows her a world she has never known before. One day Rapunzel gets brave enough to send a friend request to a boy that she finds lives in her same city. She wants to get to know him because if she didn't have the disease she would probably go to his same school and have known him her whole life. He accepts her friend request and they begin talking over messenger which opens up new exciting possibilities for Rapunzel. This new friendship sets in motion events that will change Rapunzel forever and finally make her question the only home and the only family that she has ever known. This book is a modern day twist on the fairy tale that we all know and love. It is for a young adult audience, it definitely does have a dark side to it, and is a fast, fun, quirky read.
