By Nancy Springer

They say you have to kiss a lot of frogs before you meet your prince, but that’s actually the opposite for Buffy Murphy in this novel by Nancy Springer. Murphy’s husband has dumped her one month after their 20th anniversary. On a walk through the woods, she meets an enchanting bullfrog that croaks his way into her family, seduces her daughter Emily, and sweeps her off to Fair Peril—an enchanted land accessible through a portal in the local mall. This time it’s Emily that needs to be rescued. Can Buffy save her from this prince?