Once Upon And Through The Mountain

by Bryce Beattie

Living in a fairyland isn't all it's cracked up to be. Sure, there are wondrous magics to behold, but if you're a kid, adults never tell you the whole story. And Mia, for one, is a little tired of being ignored and having mountains of unanswered questions.

But when Mia rediscovers a long-forgotten rite of passage, she starts to get all the wrong attention. The Matron freaks out and sets the whole town against her.

If the Matron doesn't expel her, Mia just might discover the powerful secret her people have lost. Assuming the mountain doesn't kill her first.

Read along as Mia comes of age and learns that the crowd isn't always right, and what is right can be painfully difficult. Even when there are pixies in your garden.

202 pages, Paperback

Published June 4, 2018

About the author

I’m addicted to pulp-styled fiction. When I was a kid, some careless adult left a tape with several episodes of “The Shadow” lying around. After I listened to that, I was hooked. Pretty soon, audio just wasn't enough and I moved on to to the paperback stuff. At first it was just hardboiled detective fiction, but then I started reading old Conan stories and yarns about John Carter of Mars. Now I'm pretty hopeless. In fact, I'm so deep into pulp fiction that I write my own. I also write stuff for my kids.

In real life, I'm the entire IT department at a real estate investment and management company. I usually just tell people that I'm a programmer, because that's my favorite part (& the largest part) of my job. In a perfect world, however, I'd be a full-time writer.

Other stuff: I’m very religious (LDS). Politically, I am just about a Libertarian. I love my family (a wife, three little girls, and a son). I enjoy radio theater, swing dancing, jazz and blues music, firearms, writing, reading and I believe in being prepared, laughing often, and showing respect to people around me.

Now you know everything.

Reviews

[Christine · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wow, I loved this book. It's very well written and cute. I felt like the pacing was well done, as a reader you got hints about what was coming every couple of pages, which kept me entertained. I really hope there will be a continuation of the characters and storyline. I would thoroughly recommend this book for preteen girls. It's an easy and quick read.

I received a free review copy of this book in exchange for my honest opinion

[Susan May · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a great story I would love to read with a granddaughter. I loved Mia and all her questions. Her determination to do what she thought was right was great. Even though people seemed to evade her questions she still followed her heart.

[Don · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a fantastic middle-grade read that all ages will enjoy. It's funny and sweet and has a great theme of truth being truth whether or not anyone believes it.

[Cori Cooper · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved this book! Mia is such a fun main character to go on an adventure with. I loved her questions and her braids!