Rapunzel's Revenge by Shannon Hale

Hale, S., Hale, D., & Hale, N. (2008). Rapunzel's revenge. New York, NY: Bloomsbury.
Rapunzel, the protagonist, is curious about what’s behind a wall in her mother’s garden, and is repeatedly told not to go beyond the wall. Her mother’s name is Gothel and is also the antagonists in the story. She scales the wall anyway and realizes behind it is a city of slaves. She starts up a conversation with a young lady, and realizes Rapunzel is the daughter stolen from her by Mother Gothel. Appalled, Rapunzel confronts her mother, but since she disobeyed, Mother Gothel orders Rapunzel to live in a tree tower. After being enslaved in the tower for many years, Rapunzel’s hair grows long, and decides to use it as a lasso to get herself out. After freeing herself, Rapunzel meets Jack, and convinces him to help save her mom and get revenge on Mother Gothel. Rapunzel and Jack are approached by many characters, each having their own set of problems, needing to be tackled, because of Mother Gothel’s terror. They encounter and defend a rampaging boar, a group of kidnappers, hungry coyotes, and a ferocious sea serpent. They hatch a plan to defeat Mother Gothel and save Rapunzel’s real mother. While battling Mother Gothel, it is revealed Brute, her brainwashed servant, was also stolen from his mom like Rapunzel. Bruce ends up helping Jack and Rapunzel defeat Mother Gothel, and her mom is rescued. This graphic novel provides a new twist to the classic fairytale Rapunzel, which is given a Wild West flare. There are two types of narrations in the graphic novel. Rapunzel is telling the story through first person, and direct conversation with the characters through the speech bubbles. The humorous and sarcastic tone of the dialogue between the characters keeps the reader engaged and thirsting for more. Mother G cutting Rapunzel’s hairs is symbolic because it shows a new beginning and start in life for her. Both the graphics, direct dialogue and narration are necessary for the reader to get the full understanding of the novel. The fable, Goose and Golden Egg, and the fairytale, Jack and the Bean Stalk, are both depicted throughout the novel. Here is a book trailer about “Rapunzel's Revenge” I recommend watching, to get a further idea of what the story is about: https://youtu.be/Q4_Slu5J67M.