{"product_id":"sleeping-spells-and-dragon-scales-9781639932313","title":"Sleeping Spells and Dragon Scales","description":"\u003cb\u003eCan two friends solve the mystery of Liam's \"curse\" by using their knowledge of fairy tales?\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Something is wrong with Liam. He collapses during soccer practice, he can't stay awake in class, and he's starting to see a ghostly white fox that disappears into smoke. His parents and teachers accuse him of being lazy and staying up too late, but he knows it's something worse. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e No one believes him except for Alaina, a friend and self-proclaimed expert in fantasy and fairy tales. She's seen this sort of thing before and believes Liam has been cursed with a powerful sleeping spell. Her journal is full of possible ways to break a curse. Liam is skeptical, but with his normal life slipping further away, he agrees to try her potential cures. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e As they search for answers in stories, Alaina shares that she also is dealing with something no one else can see: type 1 diabetes. It rears its head like an invisible dragon, and she carries her medical equipment as a knight's lance and dragon-scale shield to battle it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e As Liam's mystery illness worsens, he will need Alaina's friendship--and perhaps a bit of fairy magic--to find a way to understand the truth of what is happening and regain the pieces of himself that are lost. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWendy S. Swore and her family are farmers. She writes part-time, particularly in winter when her farming chores give her time to plant seeds in her imagination. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Her debut novel, \u003ci\u003eA Monster Like Me\u003c\/i\u003e, was the 2019 Gold Winner for Juvenile Fiction from Foreword Reviews. She is a member of SCBWI. Visit the author at wendyswore.com.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Shadow Mountain","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50593520681234,"sku":"9781639932313","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_fe7e0a50-9b80-4e12-a6fe-33593ab03ba7.jpg?v=1732117313","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/sleeping-spells-and-dragon-scales-9781639932313","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}