{"product_id":"once-upon-a-marigold-9780544054004","title":"Once Upon a Marigold","description":"\u003cp\u003eWho knew love could be so amazing--and stupefying? Not Christian. He was clueless when he started spying on the royal family through his telescope. He lives in a cave with a troll for a dad, after all. If his dad had only warned him about all that mind-boggling love stuff, maybe things wouldn't be such a mess. But then, maybe, Princess Marigold would be dead. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e But Christian\u003ci\u003e wasn't \u003c\/i\u003ewarned. And now that he's fallen for the princess, it's up to him to untwist an odd love triangle--er, \u003ci\u003erectangle\u003c\/i\u003e--and foil a scheming queen who wants to take over the kingdom, even if it means bumping off her own daughter. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e With echoes of William Goldman's modern classic \u003ci\u003eThe Princess Bride, \u003c\/i\u003eJean Ferris's hilarious parody of \"Once upon a time . . .\" overflows with oddball characters and sage observations--and ends with a slapstick happily-ever-after that's full of surprises.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJEAN FERRIS\u003c\/b\u003e has written more than a dozen popular books for teens, including several ALA Best Books for Young Adults and one YALSA Teens' Top Ten Best Book. She lives in San Diego, California.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Clarion Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50627687973138,"sku":"9780544054004","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_14f84e54-1ecd-46db-974c-788319f52f94.jpg?v=1732708518","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/once-upon-a-marigold-9780544054004","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}