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Overview
After learning the truth about her own fairy tale, twelve-year-old Gracie wants nothing more than to move past the terrible things author Gertrude Winters wrote about her and begin a new chapter in the real world. If only things were going as planned. On the run from the evil Queen Cassandra, the characters from Gracie’s story have all been forced to start over, but some of them cannot forget Gracie’s checkered past.
Even worse, Gracie discovers that her story is still being written in Cassandra’s magic book, the Vademecum. As long as Cassandra has the Vademecum, none of the characters are safe, including Gracie’s mom and dad. In a desperate attempt to set things right, Gracie finds herself transported into another one of Gertrude’s talesbut this one is a horror story. Can Gracie face her destiny and the wild beast roaming the night, to rewrite her own story?
Even worse, Gracie discovers that her story is still being written in Cassandra’s magic book, the Vademecum. As long as Cassandra has the Vademecum, none of the characters are safe, including Gracie’s mom and dad. In a desperate attempt to set things right, Gracie finds herself transported into another one of Gertrude’s talesbut this one is a horror story. Can Gracie face her destiny and the wild beast roaming the night, to rewrite her own story?
Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9781631634338 |
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Publisher: | North Star Editions |
Publication date: | 04/07/2020 |
Pages: | 192 |
Sales rank: | 788,322 |
Product dimensions: | 5.20(w) x 7.90(h) x 0.70(d) |
Age Range: | 9 - 14 Years |
About the Author
Tara Gilboy holds a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing from the University of British Columbia, where she specialized in writing for children and young adults. She teaches creative writing in San Diego Community College's Continuing Education Program and for the PEN Writers in Prisons Program. Her work has appeared in Word Riot, Beloit Fiction Journal, Cricket, and other publications. She lives in San Diego, California.
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