JAMES RILEY reads and signs his middle readers novel "HALF UPON A TIME"

09/11/2010 5:00 pm
09/11/2010 7:00 pm

James Riley

Half Upon a Time (Aladdin)

A launch party for local author James Riley and his first book, a middle readers fairy tale mash-up called Half Upon a Time!

Life's no fairy tale for Jack. After all, his father's been missing ever since that incident with the beanstalk and the giant, and his grandfather keeps pushing him to get out and find a princess to rescue. Who'd want to rescue a snobby, entitled princess anyway? Especially one that falls out of the sky wearing a shirt that says "Punk Princess," and still denies she's royalty. In fact, May doesn't even believe in magic. Yeah, what's that about? May does need help though -- a huntsman is chasing her, her grandmother has been kidnapped, and Jack thinks it's all because of the Wicked Queen . . . mostly because May's grandmother might just be the long-lost Snow White. Jack and May's thrillingly hilarious adventure combines all the classic stories -- fractured as a broken magic mirror -- into one epic novel for the ages.

Photo of the author by Maarten de Boer.

 

Half Upon a Time (Hardcover)

$16.99
ISBN-13: 9781416995937
Availability: In the Warehouse (Usually ships to store or customer in 2-7 days. Call for time-sensitive orders)
Published: Aladdin, 9/2010

Location: 
Street:
Skylight Books
Additional:
1818 N. Vermont Avenue
City:
Los Angeles
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Province:
California
Postal Code:
90027
Country:
United States