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Synopsis
A captivating and witty dark fantasy that will have girls lusting after it.Morgan Sparks has always known that she and her boyfriend, Cam, are made for each other. But when Cam's cousin Pip comes to stay with the family, Cam seems depressed. Finally Cam confesses to Morgan what's going on: Cam is a fairy. The night he was born, fairies came down and switched him with a healthy human boy. Nobody expected Cam to live, and nobody expected his biological brother, heir to the fairy throne, to die. But both things happened, and now the fairies want Cam back to take his rightful place as Fairy King.Even as Cam physically changes, becoming more miserable each day, he and Morgan pledge to fool the fairies and stay together forever. But by the time Cam has to decide once and for all what to do, Morgan's no longer sure what's best for everyone, or whether her and Cam's love can weather an uncertain future.From the Hardcover edition.
Is Fairy Tale appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 13 and up.
A romantic fairy tale about a teen boy who discovers he's actually a fairy prince and must choose between his human life with his girlfriend or his destiny. Features body horror elements as the protagonist physically changes, themes of identity crisis, and emotional distress around impossible choices.
What to know going in
This book has mild violence, mild sexual content, and mild language. Content notes include chronic illness, body horror, and forbidden relationship.
Who'll love this
Teens will connect with the impossible choice between love and destiny as Cam transforms into something he never expected to be.