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Title: Zel                                                                            Genre: Traditional Literature
Author: Donna Jo Napoli                                                 Derivative/ Literary Tale
Illustrator: Stephen T. Johnson
Publisher & Date of Publication: Penguin Group, 1996
Number of Pages: 227
Grade Level: 5th – 9th Grade

    Summery: Based on the fairy tale Rapunzel, the book is set up in alternating points of view from chapter to chapter that include the mother, Zel, and the noble boy. This book delves deep into the physiological struggles that each character faces. Starting off as and beautiful tale of a young girl of innocence the book quickly turns as the disturbing truth about the mother is divulged.