The Bone Spindle

By Navdeep Singh Dhillon, Leslie Vedder, Emily J. Taylor

Book Overview

NATIONAL BESTSELLER - Sleeping Beauty meets Indiana Jones in this thrilling gender-swapping fairytale retelling, where two kickass heroines are ready to save a cursed prince and his kingdom with true love's kiss.

"An enchanting read for fans of fairy-tale romance and girls with battle axes."--Kirkus Reviews

"This gender-flipped retelling effortlessly melds romance, adventure, and fantasy. Highly recommended."--School Library Journal, starred review

Some curses are meant to be broken.

Fi is a bookish treasure hunter with a knack for ruins and riddles who definitely doesn't believe in true love.

Shane is a tough-as-dirt warrior who likes cracking skulls, pretty girls, and doing things her own way.

Briar Rose is a prince under a sleeping curse who's been waiting a hundred years for the kiss that will wake him.

Cursed princes are nothing but ancient history to Fi--until she pricks her finger on a bone spindle while exploring a long-lost ruin. Now she's stuck with the spirit of Briar Rose until she and Shane can break the century-old curse on his kingdom.

Dark magic, Witch Hunters, and bad exes all stand in her way--not to mention a mysterious Witch who might wind up stealing Shane's heart along with whatever else she's after. But nothing scares Fi more than the possibility of falling in love with Briar Rose.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0593325842
• ISBN13: 9780593325841
• Release Date: January 2023
• Publisher: Penguin Young Readers Group
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.3" x 8.2"
• Age Range: 12 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 7 and higher