Story Thieves
β Scribed by James Riley
- Publisher
- Aladdin
- Year
- 2015
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 145 KB
- Edition
- First Aladdin hardcover edition
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN
- 1481409212
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
β¦ Synopsis
This βclever opener likely to leave readers breathless both with laughter and anticipationβ (Kirkus Reviews, starred review) is the first in the New York Times bestselling series from the author of the Half Upon a Time trilogy.
Life is boring when you live in the real world, instead of starring in your own book series. Owen knows that better than anyone, what with the real worldβs homework and chores.
But everything changes the day Owen sees the impossible happenβhis classmate Bethany climb out of a book in the library. It turns out Bethanyβs half-fictional and has been searching every book she can find for her missing father, a fictional character.
Bethany canβt let anyone else learn her secret, so Owen makes her a deal: All she has to do is take him into a book in Owenβs favorite Kiel Gnomenfoot series, and heβll never say a word. Besides, visiting the book might help Bethany find her...
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