<div>Who knew love could be so amazing&mdash;and stupefying? Not Christian. He was clueless when he started spying on the royal family through his telescope. He lives in a cave with a troll for a dad, after all. If his dad had only warned him about all that mind-boggling love stuff, maybe things wouldn&#39;t be such a mess. But then, maybe, Princess Marigold would be dead. But Christian wasn&#39;t warned. And now that he&#39;s fallen for the princess, it&#39;s up to him to untwist an odd love triangle&mdash;er, rectangle&mdash;and foil a scheming queen who wants to take over the kingdom, even if it means bumping off her own daughter. With echoes of William Goldman&#39;s modern classic The Princess Bride, Jean Ferris&#39;s hilarious parody of &quot;Once upon a time . . .&quot; overflows with oddball characters and sage observations&mdash;and ends with a slapstick happily-ever-after that&#39;s full of surprises.</div>

Once Upon a Marigold

<div>Since Queen Olympia's fateful fall into the river, newlyweds Christian and Marigold have been living happily ever after. And they had every intention of keeping it that way--until they find out that Olympia may not be as gone as they thought. Turns out Olympia is alive and well in a faraway village, having lost her memory after her ill-timed tumble. But one day she awakes and remembers her previous glory as queen. Accompanied by Lazy Susan (Sleeping Beauty's slacker sister) and Stan Lucasa (a gentleman with a surprising destiny), Olympia returns, determined to take back the kingdom. Yet, thanks to a cast of familiar characters, grabbing the throne may not be as easy as Olympia thinks! </div>

Twice Upon a Marigold

<div>Sandy Huntington-Ackerman's life becomes increasingly complicated when his bungling, moneygrubbing uncles try to shanghai the family fortune by poisoning a birthday cake. Luckily, those conniving uncles prove yet again that they can't do anything right. Instead of bumping off the whole family, they put Sandy's mom and dad and their pet chicken into mysterious comas. Sandy joins forces with his loyal butler and a wise and wacky nurse to save his parents and squelch his uncles' felonious high jinks.</div>

Love Among the Walnuts

<div>The acclaimed Marigold series in one volume. &ldquo;A mixture of fantasy, romance, comedy, and coming-of-age . . . and it&rsquo;s all great fun.&rdquo; &mdash;School Library Journal Once upon a Marigold, a fairy tale turned upside down, inside out, and completely over the top! Join Christian and Marigold through their one-of-a-kind adventures in this trilogy of tales that&rsquo;s part comedy, part love story, part everything-but-the-kitchen-sink. With echoes of William Goldman&rsquo;s modern classic The Princess Bride, Jean Ferris&rsquo;s hilarious parody of &ldquo;Once upon a time . . .&rdquo; overflows with oddball characters and sage observations to create a happily-ever-after that&rsquo;s just the beginning. Once Upon a Marigold was named an ALA Notable Children&rsquo;s Book, an ALA Best Book for Young Adults, and a New York Public Library 100 Books for Reading and Sharing title. Praise for the Marigold series &ldquo;In a gratifying fantasy that contains elements of classic fairy tales, Ferris breathes new life into archetypal characters by adding unexpected and often humorous dimensions to their personalities.&rdquo; &mdash;Publishers Weekly &ldquo;Cold indeed is the heart not made warm by this bubbly fairy-tale romance.&rdquo; &mdash;Kirkus Reviews &ldquo;Ferris leisurely combines elements of adventure, fantasy, romance, and humor.&rdquo; &mdash;Booklist &ldquo;An upbeat fairy-tale adventure.&rdquo; &mdash;School Library Journal</div>

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The Tales of Marigold

<div>The trilogy finale! &ldquo;A tale well-stocked with broadly drawn characters and fairy-tale conventions knocked slightly askew . . . A delicious confection.&rdquo; &mdash;Kirkus Reviews Princess Poppy, the bouncing baby daughter of Queen Marigold and King Christian of Zandelphia-Beaurivage, is in terrible danger. The kingdom&rsquo;s former torturer-in-chief and poisoner-in-chief have joined forces to kidnap the baby as an act of revenge for their exile! Can a ragtag parade of rescuers&mdash;including the king and queen, the evil kidnappers&rsquo; mortified children, five dogs, a white elephant, and a washed-up wizard&mdash;save Princess Poppy in time? &ldquo;An upbeat fairy-tale adventure, this final installment in the trilogy is sure to entertain fans of the first two books . . . The story is filled with humor, both witty and ridiculous.&rdquo; &mdash;School Library Journal &ldquo;Ferris leisurely combines elements of adventure, fantasy, romance, and humor.&rdquo; &mdash;Booklist</div>

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Books By Jean Ferris (5 Books)

Once Upon a Marigold

Twice Upon a Marigold

Love Among the Walnuts

The Tales of Marigold

Thrice Upon a Marigold

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Once Upon a Marigold

Twice Upon a Marigold

Love Among the Walnuts

The Tales of Marigold

Thrice Upon a Marigold

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