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A Crown So Cursed

By L.L. McKinney
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Alice must save Wonderland from itself in A Crown So Cursed, the thrilling third book in L.L. McKinney's Nightmare-Verse series. Recovering from a fierce battle, Alice and her crew face terrifying dreams and visions of a dark past and an even darker future. The evil they hoped to defeat remains, with new Nightmares invading not just the Veil but their own world. Alice must confront these monstrous threats to protect both realms.
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Alice must save Wonderland from itself in the long-awaited third YA novel in L.L. McKinney's Nightmare-Verse series.

Alice must save Wonderland from itself in the long-awaited third YA novel in L.L. McKinney's Nightmare-Verse series.

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"The fantasy series I've been waiting for my whole life." -Angie Thomas, #1 New York Times-bestselling author of The Hate U Give Alice must save Wonderland from itself in A Crown So Cursed, the long-awaited third book in L.L. McKinney's Nightmare-Verse series. Alice and her crew are doing their best to recover from the last boss battle, but some of them keep having these. . . dreams: visions of a dark past-and an even darker future. Sadly, the evil in Wonderland may not be as defeated as they'd hoped. Attacked by Nightmares unlike any they've ever seen, Alice will have to step between the coming darkness and the mortal world once more. But this time is different. This time, the monsters aren't waiting for her on the other side of the Veil. They're in her own back yard. "A breakout author." -Entertainment Weekly

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"Packed full of action from the very first chapter... a fitting finale for a soulful and satisfying series." — Kirkus

A breakout author. — Entertainment Weekly

"With memorable characters and page-turning thrills, the Nightmare-Verse is the fantasy series I've been waiting for my whole life. Alice is Black Girl Magic personified." — Angie Thomas, New York Times-bestselling author

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781250754547

Publisher: Feiwel and Friends

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 19 September 2023

Country: United States

Imprint: Feiwel and Friends

Audience: Teenage

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 39.0mm

Width: 150.0mm

Height: 221.0mm

Weight: 486g

Pages: 416

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Children's Fiction Children’s, Teenage and Educational Fiction L.L. McKinney LGBTQ+ Young Adult

About the Author

Named one of The Root's 100 Most Influential African-Americans of 2020, L.L. McKinney is a writer, a poet, and an active member of the kidlit community. She's an advocate for equality and inclusion in publishing, the co-founder of Juneteenth Book Fest, and the creator of the hashtags #PublishingPaidMe and #WhatWOCWritersHear. She's also a gamer girl and an adamant Hei Hei stan. Her works include the Nightmare-Verse books, Nubia: Real One through DC, Marvel's Black Widow: Bad Blood, and more.

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