Suitabookthe Enchantress Returns
Chris Colfer
- Reading
- Pause before or during the rescue quest to check how the changing fairy-tale world feels. Afterwards, talk about whether courage requires acting alone, or listening carefully before acting.
- Themes
- Courage and responsibility: The twins attempt to rescue their kidnapped mother despite their grandmother’s wishes. The book?s stance on this remains unclear.
- Fear in a changed world: The Land of Stories is no longer remembered as joyful, and its inhabitants live in fear of the returning Enchantress. The premise foregrounds how a threatening presence changes a community’s atmosphere, offering a possible conversation about living under fear.
- Power and consequences: The Enchantress, associated with a curse on Sleeping Beauty, returns and extends her reach into the twins’ world. The antagonist is presented as a serious threat, but the limited information cannot establish how power, wrongdoing, or consequences are ultimately treated.
- Worth knowing
- Be ready to acknowledge that a parent is kidnapped and that characters live in fear of an antagonist. The twins also act against their grandmother’s wishes, creating a family-boundary issue to discuss.