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Alice is different than other eighteen-year-old ladies in Kexford, which is perfectly fine with her. She’d rather spend golden afternoons with her trusty camera or in her aunt Vivian’s lively salon, ignoring her sister’s wishes that she stop all that “nonsense” and become a “respectable” member of society. Alice is happy to meander to Miss. Yao’s teashop or to visit the children playing in the Square. She’s also interested in learning more about the young lawyer she met there, but just because she’s curious, of course, not because he was sweet and charming.

What if the Blue Fairy wasn't supposed to help Pinocchio? This New York Times best-selling series twists another Disney classic into a harrowing story in which the Blue Fairy defies fairy law, setting off a dramatic chain of events.

Desperate to save the life of their queen and her unborn child, the good citizens of the kingdom comb the land for the all-healing Sundrop flower to cure her . . . but someone mistakenly picks the blossom of the Moondrop instead. This shimmering flower heals the queen and she delivers a healthy baby girl―with hair as silver and gray as the moon. But with her mysterious hair comes dangerous magical powers: the power to hurt, not heal. For the safety of the kingdom, Rapunzel is locked away in a tower and put under the care of the powerful goodwife, Mother Gothel.

Following her beloved mother’s death, Snow White’s kingdom falls into the hands of her stepmother, commonly referred to as the “Evil Queen” by those she rules. Snow keeps her head down at the castle, hoping to make the best of her situation. But when a plot to kill her goes awry, everything changes for Snow. With the help of a group of wary dwarfs, a kind prince she thought she’d never see again, and a mysterious figure from her past, Snow embarks on a quest to stop the Evil Queen and take back her kingdom.

As the future queen of Arendelle, Princess Elsa leads a life full of expectations and responsibilities—not to mention questions. What type of ruler will she be? When will she have to pick a suitor? And why has she always harbored the feeling that some critical piece of her is missing? Following the unexpected death of her parents, Elsa is forced to answer those questions sooner than she’d hoped, becoming the sole ruler of her kingdom and growing lonelier than ever.

Determined to chart her own path, Merida follows magical wisps to a witch’s cottage, where she is given a magic pastry and promised it will incite “a great transformation” in her mother. But instead of feeding Elinor the pastry, Merida eats it herself.

What if the sleeping beauty never woke up? Once Upon a Dream marks the second book in a new YA line that reimagines classic Disney stories in surprising new ways. It should be simple—a dragon defeated, a slumbering princess in a castle, a prince poised to wake her. But when the prince falls asleep as his lips touch the fair maiden’s, it is clear that this fairy tale is far from over. With a desperate fairy’s last curse controlling her mind, Princess Aurora must escape from a different castle of thorns and navigate a dangerously magical landscape—created from her very own dreams.

Sally has mostly loved her creepy hometown of Halloween Town. But lately, she can't help but want something more. In a place full of the frightening, you'd think living in the shadows wouldn't feel so . . . isolating. She knows she could do so much more if she wasn't always stuck in the lab of her creator, Dr. Finkelstein. Soon Sally is surprised to learn that the Pumpkin King, Jack, is longing for a change of his own. Determined to find a solution for them both, Sally follows a vision that could be the key to changing their fates.

Before Peter Pan and Wendy. Before the Lost Boys. There was just a boy named James who wanted to get back to Neverland. As a baby, James Bartholomew fell out of his pram and was taken to Neverland. James is claimed by his parents just shy of seven days—after which he would have officially become a Lost Boy. Once he returns to London, he never stops thinking about Neverland.

It’s a familiar tale: A kind and beautiful young girl, reeling from loss. A doting father, frantic to bring a mother’s love back into his daughter’s life. And the selfish, cruel woman who insinuates herself into that family—a woman so unfeeling, so cold hearted, that when her new husband dies, she makes the girl a servant in her own home. But who is that evil stepmother, that icy lady of the house?

You may think this tale as old as time has been told before. You may know about the Beauty, and the Beast, and the curse they broke together. But some stories have more than one ending. Some stories have more than one villain. Such is the story of Gaston. Growing up, young Gaston and the prince were brothers in all but blood. Their boyhood adventures led them throughout the many rooms of the castle, and into the deep woods beyond.

The tale of the legendary golden flower is widely known. The story has been told many times and in many ways. But always the flower is coveted by an old witch to keep herself young and beautiful. And always the flower is used to save a dying queen, who then gives birth to a princess with magical hair. Not willing to lose the flower, the old witch steals the princess and locks her away in a high tower, raising her as her own. But the princess always finds out who she truly is and manages to defeat the old witch.

The story has been told many times and in many ways. But always the mergirl wants more than her world can offer, and her father demands that she live within the confines of his domain. Her rebelliousness costs the little mermaid her voice and nearly her soul. But the power of good prevails, and Ariel emerges proud and unchanged.

Throughout the Villains series, the Odd Sisters have meddled in the lives of the Wicked Queen, The Beast, Ursula, Maleficent, and Mother Gothel, changing the course of fate for the greatest villains ever known. Now, it’s time for their reckoning. This latest novel by the author of the wildly popular Villains series goes deeper into the lives of the twisted, diabolical Odd Sisters, finally revealing the dark truth about who they are and where they’re from.

A cursed prince sits alone in a secluded castle. Few have seen him, but those who claim they have say his hair is wild and nails are sharp--like a beast's! But how did this prince, once jovial and beloved by the people, come to be a reclusive and bitter monster? And is it possible that he can ever find true love and break the curse that has been placed upon him?

Tras un largo recorrido entre pantanos, Ofelia conoce al hombre que será su padrastro, un despiadado capitán del ejército español. Para él, el inquietante y oscuro bosque donde viven es como una jaula, que tan solo sirve de escondite para los combatientes de la resistencia en la interminable y sangrienta guerra civil. Pero Ofelia está embelesada con su mágico hogar.

Catherine es una de las chicas más deseadas del País de las Maravillas, y la favorita del todavía soltero Rey de Corazones. Sin embargo, ella tiene otros intereses: su mayor deseo es abrir una panadería junto con su mejor amiga y sorprender al Reino de Corazones con sus pasteles. Pero su madre opina que algo así es una insensatez para una joven que podría convertirse en la próxima reina. En un baile de gala en el que podría recibir la propuesta de matrimonio del rey, Cath conoce a Jest, el atractivo y misterioso bufón de la corte.

Después de vivir en un mundo en colapso, Garnet encuentra la verdadera dulzura de la vida en un nuevo reino magico. Amigos, una chocolatería y su adorable dueño. Como gárgola refugiada, sus necesidades son simples: un sueño reparador y el estómago lleno. Siempre a la deriva, él nunca sospechó que conocería a alguien como Wyn, un hada que vive en las afueras del pueblo. En medio del bosque y las flores, Wyn espera enseñarle a Garnet un nuevo oficio, uno que él nunca hubiera soñado: hacer chocolate. Aunque a Garnet le encanta el chocolate desde el primer bocado, esos lujos no ...

Con esta novela, Lovecraft escribe en los años 20 del pasado siglo una de las historias más famosas de la literatura fantástica americana. Cthulhu, el Gran Antiguo que sueña y espera en el fondo de los negros abismos oceánicos, se convertirá por sí solo en el símbolo de todo el universo que crea el autor de Providence.

La Bogotá que Simón Vargas nos descubre en A la orilla de la luz existe y, a la vez, no. Está poblada por taxistas de gustos perversos, por personajes que beben del agua amarga de los recuerdos, por seres misteriosos que habitan las nieblas de la ciudad, por niños que podrían ser padres, por sectas de oscuras intenciones...

Una Cenicienta malvada. Una hada madrina loca. Y un príncipe con un secreto horrible. La narración más oscura de Cenicienta que jamás leerás. No soy quien creen que soy. Una chica dócil que obedece mansamente a su madrastra y hermanastras. Algún tipo de ángel enfermo que soporta felizmente su maltrato. Porque entonces no sospecharán de lo que realmente estoy haciendo. El baile, el príncipe, todo es parte de mi plan para conseguir lo que quiero. Mi madrastra y sus hijas dementes pagarán por cada suelo que he fregado, por cada burla que he soportado. Nadie sabe sobre la magia ...