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Alex and Conner Bailey's world is about to change, in this fast-paced adventure that uniquely combines our modern day world with the enchanting realm of classic fairy tales.
The Land of Stories tells the tale of twins Alex and Conner. Through the mysterious powers of a cherished book of stories, they leave their world behind and find themselves in a foreign land full of wonder and magic where they come face-to-face with the fairy tale characters they grew up reading about.
But after a series of encounters with witches, wolves, goblins, and trolls alike, getting back home is going to be harder than they thought.
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Fairy tales, Characters in literature, Magic, Brothers and sisters, JUVENILE FICTION / Family / Siblings, Youths' writings, Fiction, JUVENILE FICTION / Fairy Tales & Folklore / General, Twins, All ages, JUVENILE FICTION / Fantasy & Magic, JUVENILE FICTION, Fantasy & Magic, Characters and characteristics in literature, Fantasy, Youths' writings, American, Children's fiction, Magic, fiction, Brothers and sisters, fiction, Twins, fiction, nyt:chapter-books=2012-08-05, New York Times bestseller, Stories, adventure, Land of Stories., Siblings, fiction, nyt:childrens-middle-grade=2013-08-25, Hermanos, Magia, Spanish language materials, Ficción juvenilPeople
Red Riding Hood, Snow White, Frog Prince, Alex Bailey, Conner Bailey, Red, Evil Queen, Froggy, Fairy Godmother, Fairy Council, Malumclaw, Cinderella, Prince Charming, Queen Snow White.Places
Corner Kingdom, Sleeping (or Eastern) Kingdom, Northern Kingdom, Red Riding Hood Kingdom, Troll and Goblin Territory, Witch's Hut, Evil Queen's abandoned castle.Times
Fairy Tales, Modern World, Modern DayShowing 4 featured editions. View all 38 editions?
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The land of stories: the wishing spell
2012, Little, Brown
in English
- 1st ed.
031620157X 9780316201575
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Frustrated by all the happy goofy representations of fairy tales? (Note: Chris began the concept for this book in his late high school years, which were much earlier than the copyright date of 2012.) Well, so was Chris. So, he decided to mix them up a little. This book has several of the standard fairy tale characters, such as Red Riding Hood, the witch who liked to eat children (Hansel & Gretel), Snow White, the Frog Prince, and more. The thing is, the Frog Prince is in hiding; Red Riding Hood is a snippy warrior-type (bounty hunter, if I remember correctly) on a mighty steed, Snow White is pregnant and rules over a very troubled kingdom of territories that the two children who hold the book that transported them to this crazy land must navigate to get to Snow White's castle. Most of the territories are extremely dangerous. This book is both hilariously witty (much like Chris himself) and thrilling (but not too scary). It is a delight for all ages.
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