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Books in Whatever After series

  • Fairest of All

    Sarah Mlynowski

    Paperback (Scholastic Press, April 1, 2013)
    The first installment of Sarah Mylowski's New York Times bestselling series!Be the bravest of them all . . .Once upon a time my brother and I were normal kids. The next minute? The mirror in our basement slurped us up and magically transported us inside Snow White's fairy tale.I know it sounds crazy, but it's true.But hey -- we're heroes! We stopped Snow White from eating the poisoned apple. Hooray! Or not. If Snow White doesn't die, she won't get to meet her prince. And then she won't get her happy ending. Oops.Now it's up to us to:- Avoid getting poisoned- Sneak into a castle- Fix Snow White's storyBut Snow White's REAL happy ending might not be quite what we expected . . .
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  • If the Shoe Fits

    Sarah Mlynowski

    Paperback (Scholastic Press, Nov. 26, 2013)
    Tonight the mirror swept us into Cinderella's fairy tale. Now, we are NOT messing this story up. No way. Cinderella is going to marry her prince just like she's supposed to. Uh-oh. Cinderella broke her foot and there's massive swelling. The glass slipper won't fit, the prince won't know she's the one for him, and they won't live happily ever after. And it's all our fault!To save the day we'll need to:- Learn how to use a dustpan- Stay out of jail- Find Cinderella a job- And make sure true love finds its way. We just have to get it all done before the clock strikes twelve and the chance for a happily ever after is gone . . . forever!
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  • Sink or Swim

    Sarah Mlynowski

    Paperback (Scholastic Press, March 25, 2014)
    We weren't planning to mess up the fairy tales. The first two times we did it by accident. But when our magic mirror pulls us into the story of the Little Mermaid, we have no choice but to try and rewrite it. Let's just say the original story does NOT end happily! Now we need to:- Convince our mermaid to keep her tail- Plan a royal wedding- Avoid getting eaten by sharksWe've got to find a happy ending for the Little Mermaid . . . before she's fish food and we're lost at sea forever!
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  • Good as Gold

    Sarah Mlynowski

    (Scholastic Press, March 2, 2021)
    The fourteenth book in the New York Times and USA Today bestselling series featuring fractured fairy tales for fearless kids!Is this story TOO long? Is this story TOO short?Nope, it's just right!Abby and Jonah get pulled into their magic mirror and land in the story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears. There's porridge to sample and beds to test out! But if they help Goldilocks, will they risk running into big trouble with the Bear family in their cottage?Sarah Mlynowski delivers another feminist fairy tale for modern kids in her enchanting, bestselling series.
  • Two Peas in a Pod

    Sarah Mlynowski

    Hardcover (Scholastic Press, April 24, 2018)
    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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  • Seeing Red

    Sarah Mlynowski

    Hardcover (Scholastic Press, Oct. 30, 2018)
    The New York Times bestselling series!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 family Otherwise, we'll be in a HOWL lot of trouble!
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  • Sink or Swim

    Sarah Mlynowski

    Hardcover (Scholastic Press, April 30, 2013)
    We weren't planning to mess up the fairy tales. The first two times we did it by accident. But when our magic mirror pulls us into the story of the Little Mermaid, we have no choice but to try and rewrite it. Let's just say the original story does NOT end happily! Now we need to:- Convince our mermaid to keep her tail- Plan a royal wedding- Avoid getting eaten by sharksWe've got to find a happy ending for the Little Mermaid . . . before she's fish food and we're lost at sea forever!
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  • Bad Hair Day

    Sarah Mlynowski

    Hardcover (Scholastic Press, April 29, 2014)
    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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  • Whatever After, Book 9: Genie in a Bottle

    Sarah Mlynowski, Emily Eiden

    MP3 CD (Scholastic on Brilliance Audio, March 14, 2017)
    This installment of this New York Times bestselling series takes Abby and Jonah into the story of Aladdin!Abby and her little brother, Jonah, have a magic mirror in their basement that takes them to different fairy tales—which they always wind up messing up. But sometimes, it's for the better: Snow White doesn’t eat the apple, Cinderella gets a job she loves. In this enchanting ninth installment, the siblings fall into the story of Aladdin. They’re excited to be in this world of magic carpets and genies... but making three wishes isn’t so easy and soon hilarities and hijinks ensue! These books are feminist fairy tales for a new generation.
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  • Cold as Ice

    Sarah Mlynowski

    Hardcover (Scholastic Press, Nov. 25, 2014)
    Brrrrrrrr. This fairy tale is FREEZING!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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  • Whatever After #9: Genie in a Bottle

    Sarah Mlynowski

    Hardcover (Scholastic, April 26, 2016)
    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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  • Once Upon a Frog

    Sarah Mlynowski

    Hardcover (Scholastic Press, Dec. 22, 2015)
    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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