num_pages: 272
description: A girl gets into a mouthful of trouble in this modern fractured fairy tale from the author of The Mother-Daughter Book Club .Once upon a time Cat Starr lived with her astronaut mom in Houston. But when her mother gets sent on a long-term mission Cat has to move to a far away landher dads house halfway across the countryand share a room with her real-life evil stepsister Olivia. Just when Cat cant take it anymore Great-Aunt Abyssinia comes to the rescue. And things go from bad to worse.The next morning Cat opens her mouth and a toad hops out! Whats more when Olivia speaks diamonds and flowers appear. How unfair is that ? Before you can say happily ever after the girls are on the run from jewel thieves and a government agency. Can Cat save the dayand get rid of all those toads?This is an enchanting fractured fairy tale from acclaimed Mother-Daughter Book Club author Heather Vogel Frederick.
language: English
title: Once Upon a Toad
publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers