Twelve tales, twelve dangerous tales of mystery, magic, and rebellious hearts. Each twists like a spindle to reveal truths full of warning and triumph, truths that free hearts long kept tame, truths that explore life, and death. A prince has a surprising awakening. A beauty fights like a beast. A boy refuses to become prey. A path to happiness is lost, then found again. New York Times bestselling author Soman Chainani respins old stories into fresh...

"How on earth do you resist the most amazing cake? One little girl is about to find out just how hard it can be..." -- Dust jacket.

Almost-ten-year-old Ida May finally has a new best friend at school, but after bossy Jenna Drews starts an increasingly dangerous game of Truth or Dare, Ida is not quite sure who her friends really are.

When Sophie confesses to a prank on her teacher Ms. Moffly, she begins to tell the truth so often that the other children in her class start calling her Sophie the Chatterbox.

Mess Detectives Bob and Larry are on the case, trying to solve the mysteries of the messes at the Asparagus home. When there are many messes in the Asparagus home, Mess Detectives Bob and Larry arrive on the job to solve the mystery. What they find is Junior Asparagus being less than honest about who made all the messes. Read along as Junior and Larry both learn about how important telling the truth can be."--Zondervan.com.

Earth is full of suffering and war until one little girl seeks Old Turtle, who tells her about a "broken truth" and how mending it will help her community to understand the common bond of all humanity.

Although Kobi's parents sailed into a storm five years ago, she believes they are alive, and when she is sent from her grandmother's luxurious Paris apartment to live with an uncle in Iowa, Kobi tells lies that soon catch up with her.

Told in multiple voices, when popular Mike Parker's girlfriend informs North Bay Academy's principal that he has been hitting her, students react differently, revealing their own insecurities and problems.

Enduring whispers about her absent mother's alleged merrow origins after her father drowns, twelve-year-old Neen questions her identity as she becomes increasingly torn between the worlds of the sea and her island home.

Maggie is only a sophomore in high school, but somehow she can draw out people's deepest truths whether they want to share them or not.