The Girl Who Awakened the Beast

The Were creatures prowl on a full moon.

Anna, one of the lost children of Fairendale, has never been all that brilliant at practicing magic. A vanishing spell has transported her to a lonely forest outside Eastermoor, and her limited skills in sorcery offer her no help in constructing a safe and sturdy home. Fortunately, Anna befriends the seventh son of the king of Eastermoor, who, along with five of his brothers, builds her a rather lovely house. Unfortunately, Anna discovers that the woods outside Eastermoor are home to Were creatures, and a full moon is coming.

Even more unfortunately, one of the king's sons is not what he seems, and when the full moon beams down upon Anna's home in the forest clearing, she will be forced to choose between saving herself and saving a friend—by creating to the worst beast of them all.

The Girl Who Awakened the Beast is the ninth book in the Fairendale series, an epic fantasy middle grade series that explores both familiar and unfamiliar fairy tales, legends, myths, and folk tales. The world of Fairendale revolves around villains and heroes—all on a quest for what they believe is right. But one cannot always know, at first glance, who is the villain and who is the hero. Throughout the series, the story of King Willis and his determination to keep the throne of Fairendale is woven into the story of his son, Prince Virgil, heir to the throne and friend to the village children, and the story of fairy tale children fleeing for their lives—children who become what we know as fairy tale villains, for one good reason or another.

But, remember, one cannot always know, at first glance, who is the villain and who is the hero.