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In a world where fairy tale plots dictate destiny, Rapunzel and her daughter Julie Marchen escape the Wild to live ordinary lives. Their peace shatters when the Wild returns and threatens to drag their town into the very stories they fled. With her parents captured by fate, Julie must act to free her community from the cycle of predestination and reclaim their freedom.
First publish date: 2007
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Fantasy
Authors: Sarah Beth Durst
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