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Books in Whatever After series

  • Whatever After Boxset, Books 1-6

    Sarah Mlynowski

    Paperback (Scholastic Inc., Aug. 25, 2015)
    Whatever After offers a fresh, modern spin on classic fairy tales! When the magic mirror in their basement transports them into classic fairy tales, siblings Abby and Jonah accidentally mess up the stories . . . and they have to find a way to set things right! This box set includes the first six hilarious, fractured-fairy-tale adventures! Whatever After #1: Fairest of All Whatever After #2: If the Shoe Fits Whatever After #3: Sink or Swim Whatever After #4: Dream On Whatever After #5: Bad Hair Day Whatever After #6: Cold as Ice
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  • Whatever After Books 1-3

    Sarah Mlynowski

    Paperback (Scholastic Inc., July 26, 2016)
    A magical collection of the New York Times bestselling series!
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  • Spill the Beans

    Sarah Mlynowski

    Hardcover (Scholastic Press, April 30, 2019)
    The New York Times bestselling series!My brother Jonah's dream has come true. We have FINALLY landed in his favorite fairy tale: Jack and the Beanstalk!It's a lot of fun meeting Jack. But then we accidentally mess up his story, which means Jack can't climb up the magic beanstalk to find the giant's riches. It's time to take matters into our own hands. Now we have to:- Make a deal with a sneaky trader- Climb a beanstalk into the sky- Try not to get eaten by a giant - Find the goose that lays golden eggsOtherwise, Jack won't get his treasure, and our troubles will be GIGANTIC . . .
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  • Beauty Queen

    Sarah Mlynowski

    Paperback (Scholastic Press, Aug. 30, 2016)
    Ever since the magic mirror erased his memory, my brother, Jonah, doesn't believe that we really visit different fairy tales. So it's a relief when the mirror sucks us into a story -- and this time, it's Beauty and the Beast! Hoorah! Or, maybe not. When Jonah picks a rose from the Beast's garden, he messes up the story. The Beast is so angry he takes my brother prisoner... instead of Beauty! But if the Beast doesn't meet and fall in love with Beauty, then his curse will never be lifted and Jonah will be trapped in the palace forever!Now I have to:- Find Beauty - Deal with a wicked fairy named Jax- Restore Jonah's memory- Play matchmakerIf I don't fix this mess in time, the situation could get pretty ugly...
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  • Once Upon a Frog

    Sarah Mlynowski

    Paperback (Scholastic Press, April 25, 2017)
    My brother, Jonah, and I just want to TALK to the magic mirror -- we're not planning on traveling into any fairytales today. Promise.Except we do wind up going through the mirror, this time into the story of The Frog Prince. The princess, who's supposed to transform the cute little frog back into a handsome prince, turns out to be super rude. Jonah and I decide we don't want -- or need -- her help. We can take matters into our own hands and turn the frog into a prince ourselves! Can't we?Now we just have to:- Climb out of a smelly well- Canoe over a waterfall- Sneak into a palace- Kiss a frog (ack)!And there's no time to waste -- let's hop to it!
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  • Seeing Red

    Sarah Mlynowski

    Paperback (Scholastic Inc., April 7, 2020)
    The enchanting New York Times and USA Today bestselling series continues with installment number twelve!I really want the magic mirror in my basement to take me to my friend's sleepover party. But of course, I end up falling into a fairy tale -- Little Red Riding Hood!When my brother, Jonah, and I bump into Little Red in the forest, we try to warn her about the big, bad (and hungry) wolf who's coming after her and her grandmother.But at Little Red's grandma's house, there's a BIG surprise in store . . .Now we have to:- Avoid becoming a wolf snack- Hide out in the most epic tree house ever- Teach Little Red to stand up for herself- Discover a secret about our own familyOtherwise, we'll be in a HOWL lot of trouble!
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  • Genie in a Bottle

    Sarah Mlynowski

    Paperback (Scholastic Press, Sept. 12, 2017)
    Be careful what you wish for...When my brother, Jonah, and I travel through our mirror into the story of Aladdin, we're excited. There will be magic lamps and genies granting wishes. Right?Wrong.The genie we meet isn't QUITE as helpful as we expected. And if Aladdin's wishes don't come true, he won't get to marry the princess and live happily ever after!Now we have to:- Escape an enchanted cave- Find forty buckets of jewels- Plan a parade- Learn to fly a magic carpetOtherwise we'll run out of wishes... and never get home!
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  • Bad Hair Day

    Sarah Mlynowski

    Paperback (Scholastic Paperbacks, March 31, 2015)
    Hair today, gone tomorrow...After a tough day at school, I am NOT in a good mood. The perfect pick-me-up? A trip through our magic mirror! When my brother and I -- plus our new dog -- end up in the story of Rapunzel, we can't resist climbing her hair. Oh no! Her smooth locks suddenly look like they've been attacked by a cheese grater. Maybe a trim will help... Snip, snip. SNIP. Oops. Now Rapunzel's hair is too short and we're trapped! So we have to:- Find the tower's secret door- Avoid getting swallowed by a giant spider- Locate Pickles (aka the prince)- Reunite Rapunzel with her parentsIf we don't untangle this knotty tale soon, we could be stuck in this mess for good!
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  • Two Peas in a Pod

    Sarah Mlynowski

    Paperback (Scholastic Inc., April 30, 2019)
    I've landed -- along with my brother, Jonah, and our dog, Prince -- in the fairy tale of The Princess and the Pea! When I can't fall asleep on top of a hundred mattresses, the kingdom decides I must be the princess they're looking for. Talk about royal treatment -- I'm suddenly being waited on hand and foot. Plus, I get unlimited ball gowns, sparkly jewelry, and ice cream. But can we find a REAL princess to run the kingdom?Now we have to:- Hold a princess contest- Defeat an obnoxious prince- Escape hungry alligators- Make it back home There's no time to snooze -- may the best princess win!
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  • Sugar and Spice

    Sarah Mlynowski

    Paperback (Scholastic Inc., April 24, 2018)
    That's the way the cookie crumbles!Yum! Our magic mirror has dropped me and my brother, Jonah, into the story of Hansel and Gretel. If we're lucky, we may even get to taste the cake-house. . . But we didn't count on accidentally getting trapped. The real Hansel and Gretel are on the run, and Jonah and I have taken their place. And the witch is making a kid casserole for dinner . . . Now we have to:- Avoid being eaten - Pretend our dog is a cat- Learn to make kale smoothies- Befriend a talking duck Or we may never make it back to our home sweet home!
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  • Dream On

    Sarah Mlynowski

    Paperback (Scholastic Paperbacks, Oct. 21, 2014)
    My friend Robin and I were going to have the best sleepover ever. We'd stay up late, eat s'mores, share secrets -- and NOT knock on my magic mirror. I was NOT getting pulled into another fairy tale.But the mirror STILL ends up pulling me and my brother, Jonah, into Sleeping Beauty's story -- and this time, Robin comes with us, too! When Robin pricks her finger on the spindle, I know we're in trouble. Now she's fast asleep, Sleeping Beauty is wide awake, and I have to:- Host a fake birthday party for Jonah- Find a prince to wake up Robin- Avoid getting cursed by scary fairiesWe only have ten hours to make things right . . . or this day will become a nightmare!
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  • Cold As Ice

    Sarah Mlynowski

    Paperback (Scholastic Press, Oct. 27, 2015)
    Even though my brother and I had decided to stay away from the magic mirror, our puppy had other plans -- he bounded right in. What choice did we have but to go in after him? When we land in a winter wonderland, we realize we must be in the story of The Snow Queen. And this fairy tale is nothing like the movie. This Snow Queen is super-mean, and she turns our dog into an ice sculpture!To get home we'll have to: - Defrost our furry friend- Ride a very chatty reindeer- Learn to ice-skate- Escape from a band of robbersAnd if we're not careful . . . we could end up frozen ourselves!
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