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The Enchantress Returns

Chris Colfer (2013)

SubgenreFairy Tale Retelling
Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12
Content ratingPG
Pages528 (Chunky (400-600))
SettingSecondary World
CSM age8
Goodreads4.43/5 (77922)

Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

KidnappingAbandonment

Hero archetypes

Reluctant Hero

Heroine archetypes

Reluctant Heroine

Synopsis

Alex and Conner Bailey have not been back to the magical Land of Stories since their adventures in The Wishing Spell ended. But one night, they learn the famed Enchantress has kidnapped their mother! Against the will of their grandmother, the twins must find their own way into. The Land of Stories is no longer the joyful world Alex and Conner Bailey remember from their Wishing Spell adventure: The evil Enchantress, who cursed Sleeping Beauty, is back with a vengeance, and the fairy-tale world lives in fear. When the Enchantress’s evil reach extends even to Alex and Conner’s world—and their mother is kidnapped!—they must defy their grandmother’s orders and find their own way into the Land of Stories to rescue her.

Is The Enchantress Returns appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 8 and up.

Twin siblings defy their grandmother to rescue their kidnapped mother from an evil enchantress in a magical fairy-tale world. Contains fantasy peril and kidnapping but no graphic violence or mature content.

What to know going in

This book has mild violence, no sexual content, and clean language. Content notes include kidnapping and abandonment.

Who'll love this

Kids who love adventure and fairy tales will enjoy following Alex and Conner on their dangerous rescue mission through a magical world.

Tags

Middle Grade AdventurePortal FantasySeries Book