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Picking up after the dramatic cliffhanger that ended Book Six, Sabrina and Daphnes prayers are finally answered when their parents awake from their sleeping spell. But their happy reunion is short-lived, as they are caught in the middle of a war between the Scarlet Hand and Prince Charmings Everafter army. As the family works to help the princes ragtag group of rebels and protect their friends, Sabrina comes face-to-face with the familys deadliest enemythe mysterious Masterwho reveals a secret so shocking it will rock the entire family to its core.F&P level: U

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Publié par	ABRAMS BOOKS
Date de parution	20 mars 2018
Nombre de lectures	0
EAN13	9781613120248
Langue	English
Poids de l'ouvrage	2 Mo

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Today Show Kids Book Club Pick New York Times Bestseller Book Sense Pick Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Platinum Award Kirkus Reviews Best Fantasy Book A Real Simple magazine Must-Have New York Public Library 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing Selection
Why didn t I think of The Sisters Grimm ? What a great concept! -Jane Yolen
A very fun series - Chicago Parent
The twists and turns of the plot, the clever humor, and the behind-the-scenes glimpses of Everafters we think we know will appeal to many readers. - Kliatt , starred review
In the Sisters Grimm series:
BOOK ONE: THE FAIRY-TALE DETECTIVES
BOOK TWO: THE UNUSUAL SUSPECTS
BOOK THREE: THE PROBLEM CHILD
BOOK FOUR: ONCE UPON A CRIME
BOOK FIVE: MAGIC AND OTHER MISDEMEANORS
BOOK SIX: TALES FROM THE HOOD
BOOK SEVEN: THE EVERAFTER WAR
BOOK EIGHT: THE INSIDE STORY
In the NERDS series:
BOOK ONE: NATIONAL ESPIONAGE, RESCUE, AND DEFENSE SOCIETY
BOOK TWO: M IS FOR MAMA S BOY

PUBLISHER S NOTE: This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are either the product of the author s imagination or are used fictitiously, and any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, business establishments, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.
The Library of Congress has cataloged the hardcover edition of this book as follows:
Buckley, Michael. The Everafter War / by Michael Buckley ; pictures by Peter Ferguson. p. cm.- (The Sisters Grimm ; bk. 7) Summary: After their parents awake from a sleeping spell, Daphne and Sabrina become caught in the middle of a war between the Scarlet Hand and Prince Charming s Everafter army and learn a shocking secret about a deadly enemy. ISBN 978-0-8109-8355-7 [1. Characters in literature-Fiction. 2. Sisters-Fiction. 3. Magic-Fiction. 4. War- Fiction. 5. Mystery and detective stories.] I. Ferguson, Peter, 1968- ill. II. Title.
PZ7.B882323Ev 2009
[Fic]-dc22
2008045924
Paperback ISBN 978-0-8109-8429-5
Originally published in hardcover by Amulet Books in 2009 Text copyright 2009 Michael Buckley Illustrations copyright 2009 Peter Ferguson
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For my brother, Edwin
A CKNOWLEDGMENTS
These books benefit from the amazing editing of Susan Van Metre and Maggie Lehrman, who not only correct my bad grammar but encourage me to navigate down roads I would never have known to take. The books also owe greatly to the tireless efforts of Jason Wells, who sings their praises near and far (even on weekends). Thanks to everyone at Amulet/Abrams who works so hard to make such beautiful books.
I owe a great deal of thanks to my literary agent, Alison Fargis, as well as her team at Stonesong Press, and, as always, my good friend Joe Deasy, who eagerly reads and rereads each manuscript.
Much thanks to Lucie Plaisimon, Caroline Hochberg, Ayshia Levy, and Zakiya Casey for their friendly smiles. But mostly thanks to Alison, who gave me Finn, who gives my aimless life an explanation.

S ABRINA STOOD AGHAST , shocked from the discovery she had just made and the wave of emotions that accompanied it. Terror, betrayal, and disgust filled her head, sending mixed signals to every part of her body. One moment she wanted to run-to put as much distance between her and the figure standing before her as possible. The next she wanted to snatch him by the collar and shake him in anger until he explained himself .
You? You re the Master? You re the leader of the Scarlet Hand?
Yes, he said calmly .
But you- Daphne said, trembling .
But I was your friend? Is that what you were going to say?
Yes! I trusted you. We all trusted you! Sabrina cried .
Then I m afraid you ve made a terrible mistake.
abrina Grimm s life was a collection of odd events. But sitting in her grandmother s living room with three massive brown bears might have been the oddest of them all.
The bears had arrived in the company of a curly-haired blond woman with dazzling eyes. Her face was round and tanned, with dimples in her cheeks and a dainty nose sprinkled with golden freckles. Her name was Goldilocks. Yes, the Goldilocks, only twenty years older and overflowing with a nervous energy that kept her rushing around the living room rearranging furniture to her liking. She moved lamps and rugs, switched chairs with tables, and even took down family portraits and rehung them on different walls. When she moved something, she would step back and look at it, mutter something incomprehensible to herself, stick her tongue out, and then move it again. If she liked where it landed she would beam with pride and say, Just right.
Sabrina sat uncomfortably in a loveseat across from the group. Her sister, Daphne, sat next to her, chewing on her palm-a quirky habit she had when she was very excited or happy. The only other witness to Sabrina s strange company was the family s two-hundred-pound Great Dane, Elvis. He seemed just as nervous as Sabrina; the dog s head swung back and forth from Goldilocks to the bears and then to Sabrina. He let out a soft, confused whine.
Sabrina shrugged at him. Welcome to Ferryport Landing, Elvis. The dog let out a soft bark.
How long are we going to wait? Sabrina whispered to her sister.
Granny said she d come and get us, Daphne whispered back. Maybe we should offer them something to drink, to be polite.
Sabrina nodded. Would anyone like anything to drink?
The bears grunted and huffed and the blond woman responded in a series of short grunts. When they had finished chatting, Goldilocks turned to Sabrina and informed her that the biggest of the bears liked Earl Grey tea, very hot. The second biggest would prefer hers iced. The littlest of the bears would love some chocolate milk if it wasn t too much trouble. Being from New York City, Sabrina had seen many crazy people talking to animals: She d once seen a man discuss Napoleon s defeat at Waterloo with a one-eyed mutt and its filthy rubber chew toy. In this case, however, the woman talking to the animals wasn t crazy. Animals really did talk to her.
The girls excused themselves and went into the kitchen with Elvis in tow. There they found a little girl in red pajamas huddling in the corner. She had a sad face framed by amber curls that fell across her shoulders. Her name was Red Riding Hood. Sabrina immediately wished she had stayed in the living room with the bears. Red had been a homicidal lunatic the day before, but when she was cured Granny had invited the child to live with the Grimms.
Are they gone yet? Red asked. She was extremely shy.
No, Daphne said. But they re friends. You don t have to hide in the kitchen.
Red didn t look convinced.
Daphne went to work preparing the drinks while Sabrina spied on Goldilocks through a crack in the kitchen door. Goldilocks was still rushing around the room reorganizing the Grimms possessions.
She s giving me a headache, Sabrina said.
Don t spy, Daphne scolded. It s rude.
I can t help myself. Aren t you curious about her? I mean, what did Dad see in her? She studied the woman s features. Goldilocks was pretty and she seemed nice in a ditzy kind of way, but she was no Veronica Grimm. Sabrina s mother was a knockout.
Love is weird, Daphne said. We can t know why Dad was in love with her.
Sabrina laughed. What do you know? You re only- She stopped herself when her sister flashed her an angry look. She was already treading on thin ice with Daphne. She didn t need to make their relationship any worse. Yeah, that s true. We can t know.
Red, are you going to join us? Daphne asked the little girl.
Red shook her head vigorously and sank back into her hiding space.
The girls left her there and returned to the living room with the drinks. Sabrina found the three bears sitting on the couch, shaking the last few gumdrops out of a jar Granny Relda kept on a coffee table for guests. The biggest bear gestured toward the jar as if to say MORE! It made Sabrina uncomfortable. She hated when she saw animals behaving like people. Animals shouldn t eat gumdrops! They shouldn t drink tea or chocolate milk, either.

This is a bad idea, Goldilocks fretted, sitting on an ottoman, then jumping back up to move a vase. I shouldn t have come.
No, you did the right thing. We ve tried everything to wake them up. You re our last hope, Sabrina said, nearly panicked that the woman might turn and walk out of their lives. They had been searching for her for so long.
Have some tea, Daphne said.
Goldilocks ignored the offer and went to work rearranging the books in the family s huge bookshelf. Your dad told me he didn t want to see me anymore and I tried to respect that. I moved to New York City and lived there for a long time. I had a nice little apartment in the East Village close to where CBGB s used to be. Then I heard he and Veronica had moved to Manhattan. I never went to see him. It was the only way I could say I was sorry, and now, here I am. I know you need me to help him now, but when he opens his eyes and sees me standing over him I don t think he s going to be happy. And your mother! She s going to think I m I m a harlot.
What s harlot mean? Daphne asked.
Sabrina knew and thought Goldilocks might be right. A harlot is-
I asked Goldilocks, not you, Daphne snapped.
Sabrina frowned. Daphne always turned to her whenever she didn t understand a wor