Thornwood (Sisters Ever After #1)

by Leah Cypess (Author)

Reading Level: 4th − 5th Grade

The first book in the Sisters Ever After series! Sleeping Beauty's younger sister has always lived in her shadow--until now.

For years, Briony has lived in the shadow of her beautiful older sister, Rosalin, and the curse that has haunted her from birth--that on the day of her sixteenth birthday she would prick her finger on a spindle and cause everyone in the castle to fall into a 100-year sleep. When the day the curse is set to fall over the kingdom finally arrives, nothing--not even Briony--can stop its evil magic. You know the story.

But here's something you don't know. When Briony finally wakes up, it's up to her to find out what's really going on, and to save her family and friends from the murderous Thornwood. But who is going to listen to her? This is a story of sisterhood, of friendship, and of the ability of even little sisters to forge their own destiny.

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Starred Review
Effervescent, thrilling, and practically perfect in every way. 

Review quotes

"A fantastically dark and twisty Sleeping Beauty retelling, full of secrets, danger, fairies who are truly scary, and a complicated sisterly relationship that I adored." —Stephanie Burgis, author of Kat, Incorrigible

"A compelling, delightful, topsy-turvy Sleeping Beauty retelling. Princess Briony is not one to wait for wake-up kisses, she'd rather head straight out into an adventure. Such a fun read!" —Sarah Prineas, author of The Magic Thief and Winterling

"In this funny, compelling retelling of the classic fairytale, readers will enjoy untangling the mystery even while they explore ideas about how complicated sister relationships can be." —The Children's Book Review


Leah Cypess
Leah Cypess is the author of Thornwood, Glass Slippers, The Piper's Promise, and The Last Rose, the first four books in the Sisters Ever After series. She lives in the kingdom of Silver Spring, Maryland with her family, and now knows how to make many different kinds of braids.
Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9780593178867
Lexile Measure
640
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Yearling Books
Publication date
April 12, 2022
Series
Sisters Ever After
BISAC categories
JUV019000 - Juvenile Fiction | Humorous Stories
JUV037000 - Juvenile Fiction | Fantasy & Magic
JUV001000 - Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure
JUV012040 - Juvenile Fiction | Fairy Tales & Folklore | Adaptations
Library of Congress categories
Characters in literature
Characters and characteristics in literature
Sisters
Blessing and cursing

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