![]() ![]() ![]() I’m not a big fan of the YA (young adult) genre so I didn’tĮxpect much with this book. Regaining her kingdom is worth doing all that Patrick demands and if it’s worth Spends at the palace and working with Black Knife, the more she starts to She goes from once fearing him to working with him, and even forming a While sneaking out of the palace at night, Wil keeps There the two will gather as much informationĪs they can so they can finally reclaim Aecor once and for all. Wraith (the toxic remnants left behind from the use of magic). To the Skyvale Palace posing as survivors of a town that was destroyed by Patrick’s plans lead Wil and her best friend, Melanie, to go They are teenagers now and Patrick will do whatever it takes to reclaimĪecor and put Wilhelmina back on the throne. Patrick was the one that came and got them out of the orphanage She was taken with the other highbornĬhildren to an orphanage and the Indigo Kingdom took over their land. Were killed before her eyes, when she was just a child. ![]() Princess Wilhelmina Korte watched in horror as her parents ![]()
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Five of us meet on Thursdays, after school in the science lab. Can you think of a club a person would be less curious about? That’s the point. I’m talking about the League of Pickle Makers. If somebody is that old, this isn’t their kind of story, anyway. I’ve been paying attention, and I’m pretty sure that’s when a person’s sense of humor starts leaking out. I’ll assume that you can keep the important stuff secret and not pass this book on to anyone older than twenty. But I want to tell you everything that happened. I’m already in a whole lot of trouble, and it’s not just me. Can I trust you? I mean, to tell you this story I need to know that you can keep a couple of secrets. ![]() |