. . . Jack broke the curse.I was told to beware the accursed spindle, but it was so enchanting, so hypnotic. . . I awakened in the same place but in another time—to a stranger's soft kiss. I couldn't help kissing her. Sometimes you just have to kiss someone. . . . Can a kiss transcend all—even time?
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. . . Jack broke the curse.I was told to beware the accursed spindle, but it was so enchanting, so hypnotic. . . I awakened in the same place but in another time—to a stranger's soft kiss. I couldn't help kissing her. Sometimes you just have to kiss someone. . . . Can a kiss transcend all—even time?
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From the moment their lips meet, Talia thinks Jack is her Prince Charming. He’s not so sure. The girl he found sleeping in a moldy old castle is a hottie, but she’s also pushy, demanding, selfish, and one big pain! Jack wishes he had never taken that lame detour past the thorn thickets during his vacation. Now he’s stuck smuggling Talia out of Europe. She’s got no papers, no clothes, and no money (if you don’t count a chest of eye-popping jewels). And how is he going to explain a 316-year-old princess when he gets home to Miami
From acclaimed author Alex Flinn comes a contemporary and original retelling of "Sleeping Beauty," amplified with originality, pitch-perfect characters, and a fast-paced Miami backdrop.
Awards
Short-listed for Black-Eyed Susan Award (High School) 2011
Critic Reviews
“"Those fans of Flinn's widely popular Beastly will thoroughly enjoy this fractured fairy tale as well."”
Fans of Meg Cabot's Princess Diaries and Gail Carson Levine's Ella Enchanted (1997) will embrace this charming, lightweight fantasy. -- ALA Booklist "Flinn ... injects a little magic and chivalry into the modern world ... all on the road to a satisfying "happily ever after." -- The Horn Book -- Voice of Youth Advocates (VOYA) "clever and humorous ... Fans of happily-ever-after endings will delight in the upbeat resolution, which confirms the notion that 'love conquers all." -- Publishers Weekly
About the Author
Alex Flinn loves fairy tales and is the author of the #1 New York Times bestselling Beastly, a spin on Beauty and the Beast that was named a VOYA Editor's Choice and an ALA Quick Pick for Reluctant Young Adult Readers. Beastly is now a major motion picture starring Vanessa Hudgens. Alex also wrote A Kiss in Time, a modern retelling of Sleeping Beauty; Cloaked, a humorous fairy-tale mash-up; Bewitching, a reimagining of fairy-tale favorites, including Hansel and Gretel, Cinderella, The Princess and the Pea, and The Little Mermaid, all told by Kendra, the witch from Beastly; and Towering, a darkly romantic take on Rapunzel. Her other books for teens include Breathing Underwater, Breaking Point, Nothing to Lose, Fade to Black, and Diva. She lives in Miami with her family.
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