Fans of happily-ever-after endings will delight in the upbeat resolution, which confirms the notion that ''love conquers all.'' Ages 12-up. Alternating between the teenagers' distinctive points of view, Flinn skillfully delineates how their upbringings set them apart while drawing parallels between their family conflicts. Sixteen-year-old Princess Talia persuades seventeen-year-old Jack, the modern-day American who kissed her awake after a 300-year sleep, to take her to his Miami home, where she hopes to win his love before the witch who cursed her can spirit her away.

While acclimating to the modern world-cell phones, television, Jell-o shots-the princess manages to charm everyone she meets and help Jack sort out his life. Alex Flinn A Kiss in Time Hardcover Apby Alex Flinn (Author) 186 ratings 3.8 on Goodreads 19,253 ratings See all formats and editions Kindle 8.99 Read with Our Free App Audiobook 0.00 Free with your Audible trial Hardcover 23.67 30 Used from 2.25 2 New from 19. In order to escape the wrath of her father, who blames her for causing the curse, Talia flees with Jack to his home in Florida. In the same vein as Flinns Beastly, this clever and humorous retelling of Sleeping Beauty. Instead of rejoicing, she and other awakened members of their magical kingdom are confused and perturbed to find themselves in the 21st century. Harper Teen, 16.99 (371pp) ISBN 978-0-06-087419-3. Now with her gothic and darkly romantic YA novel Towering, Alex Flinn retells the tale of Rapunzel. Jack is on a European tour mandated by his parents (''What they don't tell you about Europe is how completely lame it is'') when he breaks an ancient curse by kissing the slumbering Princess Talia. to the story of Sleeping Beauty in A Kiss in Time. In the same vein as Flinn's Beastly, this clever and humorous retelling of ''Sleeping Beauty'' follows an aimless American boy who awakens a princess who has been slumbering for 300 years.

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