Can the teens rescue their little sister—armed with nothing but a wet mitten and each other?
When a patchwork-caped fae snatches Aiden's little sister, Aiden chases them into a world that definitely didn't exist yesterday—and his teen sister chases him. Aiden was just trying to hang out with a couple of his new Irish classmates, and his not-quite-friends are full of plans for how to capture the Patchwork Man and collect the reward. But Aiden doesn’t care if he’s slipped into a fairy tale, he just needs to get his baby sister home—before his beloved stepmother notices she’s gone and never trusts him again.
The local boys had researched this situation, and they expect to find a wise woman with magical gifts for them. But it turns out that she looks just their literature teacher and has a message from Aiden's real life—and the problems he worked so hard to leave behind. Then Aiden's other sister follows to “help.” Now he’s got twice as many sisters in danger, and instead of a sword his magical weapon is the… Hurley Stick of Daylight—?!
When Aiden and Kaylee descend to the Terrible Valley to rescue their little sister, they must face armies of tin can men along with reminders of their childhood, which makes Aiden increasingly sure that he failed Kaylee back in Florida.
Can the teens work together to defeat the magical powers—thus avenging the wrongs in their past before their little sister is harmed?
This novella is cozy fantasy with plenty of adventure, emotional depth, and an uplifting ending. It will appeal to readers who enjoy Diana Wynne Jones (Howl's Moving Castle) and Sarah Beth Durst (The Spellshop).
This novella is the third in a series of time-slip fairy tale retellings, but it is the first book with Aiden as a narrator and stands alone.
