About the author Susan Fletcher has written twelve novels for kids and young adults, including SHADOW SPINNER, ALPHABET OF DREAMS, the Dragon Chronicles, and JOURNEY OF THE PALE BEAR. She has also written two picture books, A BEAR FAR FROM HOME and DADBLAMED UNION ARMY COW. Her new novel, SEA CHANGE, a YA science fiction love story, will come out from Abrams in June 2025. Her books have been translated into nine languages and include a Golden Kite Honor as well as ALA Notable Books, ALA Best Books for Young Adults and BCCB Blue Ribbon Books. Susan taught for many years in the MFA in Writing for Children program at Vermont College of Fine Arts.
Every night, Shahrazad begins a story. And every morning, the Sultan lets her live another day -- providing the story is interesting enough to capture his attention. After almost one thousand nights, Shahrazad is running out of tales. And that is how Marjan's story begins.... It falls to Marjan to help Shahrazad find new stories -- ones the Sultan has never heard before. To do that, the girl is forced to undertake a dangerous and forbidden mission: sneak from the harem and travel the city, pulling tales from strangers and bringing them back to Shahrazad. But as she searches the city, a wonderful thing happens. From a quiet spinner of tales, Marjan suddenly becomes the center of a more surprising story than she ever could have imagined.
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