Spelled
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- $16.99
Publisher Description
Somewhere over the rainbow, all spell is about to break loose...
Dorthea of Emerald is so over being a princess. Sure, the Glenda Original ball gowns and Hans Christian Louboutin heels are amazing perks, but not if it means being forced to marry the not-so-charming prince Kato. Dorthea has her own ideas about “happily ever after” and she’s willing to take matters into her own hands.
But when wishing on a (cursed) star turns her kingdom upside-down and lands her parents in a place called “Kansas,” Dorthea’s got one shot to undo the chaos. Now, it’s up to her, with pixed off Prince Kato in tow, to find the Wizard of Oz and undo the curse…before it releases the wickedest witch of all and spells The End for the world of Story.
Spelled is a wildly funny, subversive twist on classic fantasy, where the heroine doesn’t wait for rescue—she delivers the punchlines.
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
The first book in the Storymakers series features a sassy fashionista heroine living in a world where fairy tales are real. To free herself from her engagement to frosty Prince Kato, Dorothea—princess of the House Emerald—casts a curse that unintentionally threatens the whole kingdom. That launches Kato and Dorothea on a dangerous quest to find the wizard who can undo the spell. This YA fantasy mixes high adventure with romance and plenty of humor, making for a lightning-quick read.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Princess Dorthea (aka Dot) has grown up confined to the Emerald Palace under the threat of a family curse. Desperate to explore the outside world, Dot makes a na ve wish that upends the storybook kingdoms, allowing the evil Gray Witch to seize power and forcing the princess to flee her home in her magical Hans Christian Louboutin silver and ruby slippers with help from chimera Prince Kato and servant girl Rexi. Schow's (Finished Being Fat) mishmash of fairy-tale settings, characters, and plot devices centers around her odd royal reworking of Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz; entitled Dot and her pun-laden narration ("Mother of Grimm!") wear thin quickly. While the chapter titles ("Princess Bridezilla") and epigraphs (" If it looks too good to be true, it probably is.' Gretel from Candy Kills: A True Story") are creative and relevant to each chapter's plot, the story itself which includes Dot dealing with a spell to undo, missing parents, multiple witches and wizards, budding romance, and her transformation into a fire-wielding priestess is overly convoluted. Ages 12 up.
