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Once Upon a Time

  • 2014 first published
  • 177 pages
  • ★ 4.6 (7 ratings)
  • 4 editions

Shannon Hale's Once Upon a Time (2014) is a fae fiction story collection. Readers will find themes of schools, fairy tales, fate and fatalism and friendship.

Open Library readers give it an average of 4.6 out of 5 from 7 ratings, and 43 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 4 editions.

It runs to roughly 177 pages — 3–4 hours of reading at an average pace.

About Once Upon a Time

"A new chapter is about to begin at Ever After High, and all students are preparing to return to school and start their Legacy Year, when they will commit to living out their fairytale destinies, repeating the famous stories of their parents"-- The students of Ever After High are at home, preparing to start their Legacy Year.
Description from Open Library

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Subjects

  • Schools
  • Fairy tales
  • Fantasy
  • Fate and fatalism
  • Friendship
  • Children's fiction
  • Fantasy fiction
  • JUVENILE FICTION / Fairy Tales & Folklore / General
  • JUVENILE FICTION / Media Tie-In
  • JUVENILE FICTION / Short Stories
  • JUVENILE FICTION / Social Issues / Friendship
  • JUVENILE FICTION / Toys, Dolls, Puppets

Quick answers

Who wrote Once Upon a Time?

Once Upon a Time was written by Shannon Hale and first published in 2014.

What genre is Once Upon a Time?

It is usually shelved as Fae & Fairy Fiction.

How long is Once Upon a Time?

The median edition has 177 pages, about 3–4 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to Once Upon a Time?

Readers who like it often enjoy The School for Good and Evil, Everblaze and Tales from a Not-So-Happily Ever After.

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