{"product_id":"alliana-girl-of-dragons-hardcover","title":"Alliana, Girl of Dragons - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJulie Abe\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFor fans of Shannon Hale and Gail Carson Levine, comes an enchanting fairy tale retelling of the Japanese Cinderella, set in the magical world of \u003ci\u003eEva Evergreen, Semi-Magical Witch.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOnce upon a time, Alliana believed in dreams and fairy tales as sweet as spun-sugar clouds. Alliana wished on shooting stars, sure that someday she and her grandmother would be able to travel to the capital city to see the queen. Then her grandmother passed away--and those dreams disappeared in a disenchanted puff. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNow Alliana's forced to attend to the whims of her wicked stepmother--with long days of cleaning her stepfamily's inn as her skin burns raw or staying up until the crack of dawn to embroider her stepsister's ball gowns. Until she meets two beings who change her life forever--the first is a young nightdragon who Alliana discovers she can magically talk to. And the second is Nela, a young witch. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNela needs Alliana's help navigating the mysterious abyss, filled with dangerous beasts, a place Alliana knows by heart. Alliana sees Nela's request as a chance to break free of her stepmother's shadow and to seize a chance at a life she's barely dared to hope for--but there's a risk. If caught, Alliana will be stuck working for her stepmother for the rest of her life. Can Alliana truly make wisps of dreams into her own, better-than-a-fairy-tale happily ever after? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eInspired by the Japanese Cinderella story and set in the same world as the Eva Evergreen series, this story can be read as a standalone.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJulie Abe\u003c\/b\u003e has lived in Silicon Valley, spent many humid summers in Japan, and currently basks in the sunshine of Southern California with never enough books or tea, where she creates stories about magical adventures. \u003ci\u003eEva Evergreen, Semi-Magical Witch\u003c\/i\u003e is her debut novel, of which \u003ci\u003eKirkus \u003c\/i\u003esaid in a starred review: \u003cb\u003e\"Bewitching... a must-read for fantasy lovers.\"\u003c\/b\u003e Julie is also the author of \u003ci\u003eEva Evergreen and the Cursed Witch \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eAlliana, Girl of Dragons\u003c\/i\u003e. Visit her online at www.julieabebooks.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.15 x 7.85 x 5.59 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 02, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51766417555744,"sku":"9780316300353","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/5091b55986c71f6619ab309548b3f105.webp?v=1780292320","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/alliana-girl-of-dragons-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}