{"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\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Wendy S. Swore\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Shadow Mountain\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/02\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.50w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781639932313\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2024 pg. 130\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\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. \u003c\/p\u003e\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":"Hardcover","offer_id":43759327740019,"sku":"9.78164E+12","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_ceb6520f-c2d4-4710-9964-2a2662bc9473.jpg?v=1756811186","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/sleeping-spells-and-dragon-scales-9781639932313","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}