Breadcrumbs by Anne Ursu

"Hazel and Jack are best friends until an accident with a magical mirror and a run-in with a villainous queen find Hazel on her own, entering an enchanted wood in the hopes of saving Jack's life" -- Provided by publisher.

A surprisingly adorable tale, grounded in reality but mixed with magic throughout. Hazel is a relatable characater and I found it refreshing that she knows all the fairy tale tropes and behaves like a smart girl when stumbling around the magic forest. Personally, I liked the first half better - where the only magic is within her head - but the whole book was well written and beautifully illustrated!
Full review here: http://sffbookreview.wordpress.com/2012/06/16/anne-ursu-breadcrumbs/

Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful read.

I won't review this here except to say it was excellent, and I plan to review it next week for the blog (I'm trying to read a middle grade book per week).
I am also not counting this toward the yearly goal, as I usually do not count mg books.