{"product_id":"ever-cursed-9781534437043","title":"Ever Cursed","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"Ideal for fans of Jennifer Donnelly's \u003ci\u003eStepsister\u003c\/i\u003e.\" --\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDamsel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e meets \u003ci\u003eA Heart in a Body in the World\u003c\/i\u003e in this incisive and lyrical feminist fairy tale about a princess determined to save her sisters from a curse, even if it means allying herself with the very witch who cast it.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Princesses of Ever are beloved by the kingdom and their father, the King. They are cherished, admired. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCursed. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJane, Alice, Nora, Grace, and Eden carry the burden of being punished for a crime they did not commit, or even know about. They are each cursed to be Without one essential thing--the ability to eat, sleep, love, remember, or hope. And their mother, the Queen, is imprisoned, frozen in time in an unbreakable glass box. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut when Eden's curse sets in on her thirteenth birthday, the princesses are given the opportunity to break the curse, preventing it from becoming a True Spell and dooming the princesses for life. To do this, they must confront the one who cast the spell--Reagan, a young witch who might not be the villain they thought--as well as the wickedness plaguing their own kingdom...and family. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTold through the eyes of Reagan and Jane--the witch and the bewitched--this insightful twist of a fairy tale explores power in a patriarchal kingdom not unlike our own.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHaydu, Corey Ann:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Corey Ann Haydu is the author of \u003ci\u003eOCD Love Story\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRules for Stealing Stars\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEventown\u003c\/i\u003e, and several other critically acclaimed young adult and children's novels. She currently teaches at the MFA Writing for Children program at Vermont College of Fine Arts and lives in Brooklyn, New York, with her husband and daughter. Learn more at CoreyAnnHaydu.com.","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster Books for Young Readers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50444291670290,"sku":"9781534437043","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_91ec3f9f-e42b-47ee-a136-ea182ddcb59f.jpg?v=1729679003","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/ever-cursed-9781534437043","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}