Charmed is the exciting sequel to the wildly popular Flunked -- second in the brand new Fairy Tale Reform School series where the teachers are (former) villains.
It
takes a (mostly) reformed thief to catch a spy. Which is why Gilly
Cobbler, Enchantasia’s most notorious pickpocket, volunteers to stay
locked up at Fairy Tale Reform School…indefinitely. Gilly and her
friends may have defeated the Evil Queen and become reluctant heroes,
but the battle for Enchantasia has just begun.
Alva,
aka The Wicked One who cursed Sleeping Beauty, has declared war on the
Princesses, and she wants the students of Fairy Tale Reform School to
join her. As her criminal classmates give in to temptation, Gilly goes
undercover as a Royal Lady in Waiting (don’t laugh) to unmask a
spy…before the mole can hand Alva the keys to the kingdom.
Her
parents think Gilly the Hero is completely reformed, but sometimes you
have to get your hands dirty. Sometimes it’s good to be bad…
About Jen Calonita:
Jen
Calonita has published more than a dozen novels, has seen her works
translated into nine languages, and is the recipient of the Louisiana
Young Readers Award. When Jen isn't plotting, she lives in New York with
her husband, two sons, and their feisty Chihuahua, Captain Jack
Sparrow. Visit Jen at jencalonitaonline.com, @JenCalonita, Fairy Tale Reform School Facebook
Excerpt from Fairy Tale Reform School: Charmed:
Miri’s
voice crackles through the magic mirrors in Fairy Tale Reform School.
“Let the first annual Wand What You Want hour begin!”
Wands begin popping up in kids’ hands as we walk through the halls, and we all cheer. Pop!
My wand arrives in my hand—long, dark-gray, and nicked like it’s seen a
few battles. Hmm…what to try first… I’m just about to test the wand
out, when I feel the hair on the back of my neck stand up. Instinct
tells me to dive out of the way. When I look up, I see a classmate
spelling the troll next to her. The girl turns into an ice sculpture.
Geez, that was close. I better stay alert.
Pop! Pop! Pop!
Kids begin casting all around me. The crowded hallway is suddenly full
of talking woodland creatures, toads, fireworks, and a pretty impressive
cloud raining licorice. Kids are cheering and fighting, and the sound
of all those wands working is enough to give me a headache. I hurry away
from the spell zapping, looking for somewhere to practice alone.
Slurp!
The
chaotic hallway disappears behind me, and a new empty hall arrives in
its place. I happen to know this hall leads to the school courtyard so I
hurry down it and head outside. Ahhh…this is more like it. The warm sun
is shining bright high above the castle walls, making me wistful for
adventure. I can never sit still for long.
“Pardon
the interruption! We hope you are enjoying your wand experience, but
remember, all wands disappear at the hour mark so choose your magic
wisely,” Miri says. I’m relieved to find no mirror in the courtyard,
which means she can’t see what I’m up to. That magic mirror is forever
tattling on students for bad behavior. “As a reminder, flying is not
advised.”
“Not
advised, but she didn’t say it was against the rules,” I say to myself.
I flick the wand over my stuffy, uncomfortable pale-blue uniform and
turn it into a comfy peasant shirt and pants. I swap out my ugly school
shoes for my beloved lace-up boots. Now that I’m comfortable, I get to
the task at hand. I’m sure an actual spell would work better, but since I
don’t know one, I just imagine myself flying, and Bam! I’m slowly floating up, up, up in the air. Score!
A Pegasus flies by me pulling a coach with four students in it.
“Hi, Gilly!” they shout and wave.
When you save your school from a wicked fairy, people tend to remember your name. Even if you don’t remember theirs.
“Hi!” I say, lying back like I’m floating on a cloud. Wow, this is relaxing. I stretch my arms wide and—oops!
My wand falls from my grasp. Uh-oh. I begin to plummet, spinning faster and faster with no sign of stopping. Before I can even think of a way to break my fall, whoosh! I feel my body hit a blanket and bounce up, then land again on a magic carpet.
“Ten
minutes into Wand What You Want, and you’re already having a near-death
experience?” my friend Jax asks. His curly blond hair looks white in
the bright sunlight. He casually
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