A Kiss in Time

by Alex Flinn

Overview

Talia fell under a spell . . . . Jack broke the curse.

I was told to beware the accursed spindle, but it was so enchanting, so hypnotic. . . .

I was looking for a little adventure the day I ditched my tour group. But finding a comatose town, with a hot-looking chick asleep in it, was so not what I had in mind.

I awakened in the same place but in another time—to a stranger's soft kiss.

I couldn't help kissing her. Sometimes you just have to kiss someone. I didn't know this would happen.

Now I am in dire trouble because my father, the king, says I have brought ruin upon our country. I have no choice but to run away with this commoner!

Now I'm stuck with a bratty princess and a trunk full of her jewels. . . . The good news: My parents will freak!

Think you have dating issues? Try locking lips with a snoozing stunner who turns out to be 316 years old. Can a kiss transcend all—even time?

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780061909719
Publisher:	HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date:	04/28/2009
Sold by:	HARPERCOLLINS
Format:	eBook
Pages:	400
Sales rank:	225,163
File size:	1 MB
Age Range:	13 - 17 Years

About the Author

Alex Flinn loves fairy tales and is the author of the #1 New York Times bestselling Beastly, a spin on Beauty and the Beast that was named a VOYA Editor’s Choice and an ALA Quick Pick for Reluctant Young Adult Readers. Beastly is now a major motion picture starring Vanessa Hudgens. Alex also wrote A Kiss in Time, a modern retelling of Sleeping Beauty; Cloaked, a humorous fairy-tale mash-up; Bewitching, a reimagining of fairy-tale favorites, including Hansel and Gretel, Cinderella, The Princess and the Pea, and The Little Mermaid, all told by Kendra, the witch from Beastly; Towering, a darkly romantic take on Rapunzel; and Mirrored, a fresh spin on Snow White. Her other books for teens include Breathing Underwater, Breaking Point, Nothing to Lose, Fade to Black, and Diva. She lives in Miami with her family. Visit her online at www.alexflinn.com.

Editorial Reviews

Flinn . . . injects a little magic and chivalry into the modern world . . . all on the road to a satisfying “happily ever after.

The Horn Book

Fans of Meg Cabot’s Princess Diaries and Gail Carson Levine’s Ella Enchanted (1997) will embrace this charming, lightweight fantasy.

ALA Booklist

Those fans of Flinn’s widely popular Beastly will thoroughly enjoy this fractured fairy tale as well.

Voice of Youth Advocates (VOYA)

Gr 6–9—Princess Talia of Euphrasia lives with the shadow of a curse placed on her at birth by the witch Malvolia in Alex Flinn's delightful twist (HarperTeen, 2009) on the story of Sleeping Beauty. On her 16th birthday, the curse is fulfilled when she pricks her finger on a spindle and sleeps for 300 years until Jack, a spoiled teenager, kisses her. Thrust into the 21st century, this creates a nightmare of problems, and the princess runs away with Jack to his home in Florida. However, Malvolia is not finished with her curse, and the path to true love is definitely not smooth. Flinn has created a very believable pair of teenagers, and the narration by Angela Dawe and Nick Podehl perfectly portrays their immaturity and teenage angst. The scenes in which Talia interacts with the modern world are realistic and very funny. Listeners, especially girls, will fall in love with the humor, magic, and believable romance in this happily-ever-after tale.—Sarah Flood, Breckinridge County Public Library, Hardinsburg, KY

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