“Dissolution transportation is no more discontinuous than falling asleep and waking up again. That doesn’t mean you are.” “What makes you so sure you’re the same Leo who went to bed last night?” said Ms. You have all of the original Jaya’s memories, so of course you think you’re her. “I’ve used the diss tran a zillion times and I still feel like myself.” “Of course you do. “Yes, but I’ll be dead! Just because someone else has my memories, that doesn’t mean it’s me!” I objected. And exact duplicates of your bodies, down to the last quark,” said Ms. But you’ll be other people with the exact same memories. “But if we’re deconstructed here and reassembled someplace else, won’t we turn into other people?” “Technically, yes. Then it transfers that information to another location, where the object is reassembled from material there.” “Kind of like the transporter on Star Trek except it only works one way,” said Jaya. “A dissolution transporter deconstructs an object-in this case, you-taking note of its exact structure and composition. “What’s a fax machine, then?” “Oh, you young people!” said Ms. “Sort of like a fax machine for objects,” said Dr. Excellent idea.” “What’s a dissolution transporter?” I asked. “No, it’s back downstairs in the Chresto. “Is it still checked out?” “Let’s see.” Doc went over to a card file and flipped through it. Ages 10–up.“What about the dissolution transporter?” suggested Ms.

Mixing tongue-in-cheek humor (like the magic mirror's blunt appraisal of Elizabeth's beauty: 'Bitsy Rew is brave and true./ A pity she's not pretty too') with suspense, Shulman conjures an enticing slice of magic realism that fairy tale buffs should relish.

With the help of her fellow pages, Elizabeth gets to the bottom of the mystery, but catching the thief poses enormous danger and necessitates the aid of some powerful equipment, including Snow White's mirror, a pair of winged sandals, and a magical golden key. Much to the librarians' dismay, however, some of these valuable items go missing.

The most secret and by far most interesting section of the building is the basement, where magic objects mentioned in the Grimm Brothers' tales are stored. The story begins when teenager Elizabeth Rew lands a plum part-time job, working as a page in the 'New-York Circulating Material Repository,' an institution housing rare objects to be lent to an exclusive circle of patrons. Shulman (Enthusiasm) intermingles classic fairy tale elements and modern-day conflicts in this clever novel set in New York City.

The grimm legacy by polly shulman