Sally's Lament

Twisted Tales Series

Author: Mari Mancusi

Book 19 in the Twisted Tales series

Pages: 352

Published: 2024

Age: 12+

What if Sally discovered Christmas Town?

Sally has mostly loved her creepy hometown of Halloween Town. But lately, she can't help but want something more. In a place full of the frightening, you'd think living in the shadows wouldn't feel so . . . isolating. She knows she could do so much more if she wasn't always stuck in the lab of her creator, Dr. Finkelstein. Soon Sally is surprised to learn that the Pumpkin King, Jack, is longing for a change of his own. Determined to find a solution for them both, Sally follows a vision that could be the key to changing their fates.

But the more time Sally spends in the strange, jolly land of Christmas Town, the more suspicious she grows of the seemingly idyllic winter wonderland. What is lurking behind those dancing sugar plums? And what exactly does it mean to be put on the Naughty List? Will Sally be able to save the best of both towns—before it's too late?

About the Twisted Tales Series

Reading age: 12+ years

Welcome to a new YA series that reimagines classic Disney stories in surprising new ways. Each book asks the question: What if one key moment from a familiar Disney film was changed? These dark and daring versions of classic fairytales offer a simple twist: What if someone other than Aladdin found the genie's magic lamp? Or what if the sleeping beauty never woke up? What is Belle's mother was actually the one to curse the beast? What happens next? Readers will never again look at these stories in quite the same way...