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Happily ever after is a lie.Once upon a time there was a kingdom, and a forest that liked to eat men, and a girl who would change everything, but not alone ...Except --There's no such thing as once upon a time.In a faraway land, populated by were beasts and surrounded by a powerful forest, lies a kingdom about to be sent into chaos. On his deathbed, King Tyran divides his land, leaving half to each of his two children -- so they'll rule together. However, his son, Albrecht, is not satisfied with half a kingdom. And even though his sister, Ursula, is the first born, he decides that, as a girl and were bear, she is unfit to rule. So he invades her land, slaughtering her people and most of the were beasts, and claims it for himself.As King Albrecht builds his iron rule and an army to defend his reign, Ursula is gathering the survivors and making plans to seize back the kingdom.
About the Author
Martha Brockenbrough is the author of many books for young readers: - Frank & The Bad Surprise (Levine Querido) - Into the Bloodred Woods (Scholastic) - I Am an American: The Wong Kim Ark Story (Little, Brown) - This Old Dog (Levine Querido) - Unpresidented: a biography of Donald Trump (Feiwel & Friends) - Cheerful Chick (Scholastic) - Alexander Hamilton: Revolutionary (Feiwel & Friends) - Love, Santa (Scholastic) - Back to School with Bigfoot & Bigfoot Wants a Little Brother (Scholastic) - The Game of Love and Death (Scholastic) - Shark Week (Feiwel & Friends) - Finding Bigfoot (Feiwel & Friends) - The Dinosaur Tooth Fairy (Scholastic) - Devine Intervention (Scholastic) She teaches at Vermont College of Fine Arts and founded National Grammar Day. She has worked as a newspaper reporter, a high school teacher, and as editor of MSN.com.
