Pan's Labyrinth: The Labyrinth of the Faun is by Guillermo del Toro and Cornelia Funke. A fantasy based on the movie by del Toro. Set during the Spanish Civil War, Ofelia and her mother travel into the forest to live with her new stepfather, an evil sadistic fascist named Vidal. The story alternates between Vidal tracking rebels, her mother's pregnancy, and Ofelia's adventures in the forest where she meets a faun and discovers she is really the princess of the Underworld and must perform three tasks before she can return to her home there. The story is also interspersed with stories which link the characters of the main story to past events. A wonderful book!
Ratings: 11th grade - 10 out of 10 - V (Violence) - AC (mature thematic content).
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