{"product_id":"sleeping-spells-and-dragon-scales-9781639932313","title":"Sleeping Spells and Dragon Scales","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the award-winning author Wendy S. Swore, a contemporary middle-grade novel in the tradition of \u003ci\u003eA Monster Like Me\u003c\/i\u003e, in which two friends must solve the mystery of Liam's illness using their knowledge of fairy tales. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Something is wrong with Liam. He collapses during soccer practice, he can't stay awake in class, and he's starting to see a ghostly white fox that disappears into smoke. His parents and teachers accuse him of being lazy and staying up too late, but he knows it's something worse. He feels like he's disappearing bit by bit: his strength, his skills, his mind. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e No one believes him except for Alaina, a friend and self-proclaimed expert in fantasy and fairy tales. She's seen this sort of thing before and believes Liam has been cursed with a powerful sleeping spell. Her journal is full of possible ways to break a curse--stand in a circle of salt, trick a troll, or wish on a falling star. Liam is skeptical, but with his normal life slipping farther away, he agrees to try her potential cures. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e As they search for answers in stories, Alaina shares that she also is dealing with something no one else can see: type 1 diabetes. It rears its head like an invisible dragon, and she carries her medical equipment as a knight's lance and dragon-scale shield to battle it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e As Liam's mystery illness worsens, he will need Alaina's friendship--and perhaps a bit of fairy magic--to find a way to understand the truth of what is happening and regain the pieces of himself that are lost. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eSleeping Spells and Dragon Scales\u003c\/i\u003e is a story about finding courage in friendship with empathy, and how a powerful imagination can help someone get through hard times. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Shadow Mountain\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/02\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781639932313\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2024\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Wendy S. Swore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43600508354741,"sku":"9781639932313","price":16.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_12c910cc-ffa3-4734-b9c6-7597930d6d5f.jpg?v=1707209614","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/sleeping-spells-and-dragon-scales-9781639932313","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}