Book cover for Hero by Alethea Kontis
2024 Released
256 Pages
4-5 Hours
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Alethea KontisISBN 9781942541509
Andre Norton Nebula Award NomineeRWA Prism Award Nominee


Rough-and-tumble Saturday Woodcutter thinks she's the only one of her sisters without any magic - until the day she accidentally conjures an ocean in the backyard. With her sword in tow, Saturday sets sail on a pirate ship, only to find herself kidnapped and whisked off to the Top of the World. Is Saturday powerful enough to kill the mountain witch who holds her captive and save the world from destruction? And, as she wonders grumpily, "Did romance have to be part of the adventure?"


As in Enchanted, readers will revel in the fragments of famous (and not-so-famous) folklore and fairy tales such as "Master Maid," "The Snow Queen," and "Hansel & Gretel" that embellish this action-packed story of adventure and, yes, romance.


Alethea Kontis

New York Times bestselling author Alethea Kontis is a princess, a storm chaser, and a geek. Author of over twenty books and forty short stories, Alethea has received the Scribe Award, the Garden State Teen Book Award, and won the Gelett Burgess Children’s Book Award twice! She has also been twice nominated for both the Andre Norton Nebula and the Dragon Awards. When not writing or storm chasing, Alethea narrates stories for multiple award-winning online magazines and contributes regular YA book reviews to NPR. Born in Vermont, Alethea currently resides on the Space Coast of Florida with her teddy bear, Charlie.

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