Grounded: The Adventures of Rapunzel
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Cheryl Klein, editor and friend, who is both luminous and a conductor of light;
Kristin Brown, whose beautiful cartography has made Tyme a realer place;
Ammi-Joan Paquette, whose gentle guidance came at just the right moment;
The family members and friends who for years have read drafts (of this and many other stories), given feedback, offered resources, and generally kept the faith, especially: Melissa Anelli, Polly Beam, Maureen Berberian, Kristin Brown, Lisa Campos, David Carpman, B. K. DeLong, Maggie Dier, Marie Flanigan, Mary Flynn, Lindsey King, Ben Layne, Jennie Levine Knies, Maureen Lipsett, Kathy MacMillan, Heather Mbaye, Erin McCormack, Gerry Morrison, Mick Morrison, Mike Morrison, and Devin Smither;
My parents, Gerry and Mike, who always believed;
Devin, whose patient, unflagging support makes everything possible; and Malcolm, who makes it all worth the while.
Finally, thanks to the SQ family. If you were part of that, then you are part of this.
Megan Morrison is a middle-school drama and language arts teacher as well as a writer. She cofounded the Harry Potter fan fiction site the Sugar Quill, and has been developing the world of Tyme since 2003. Grounded is her debut novel. She lives near Seattle, Washington. Please visit her blog at makingtyme.blogspot.com and follow her on Twitter at @megtyme.
Text and map copyright © 2015 by Megan Morrison
Map by Kristin Brown
The world of Tyme is co-created by Megan Morrison and Ruth Virkus.
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Morrison, Megan, 1976–
Grounded : the tale of Rapunzel / Megan Morrison. — First edition.
pages cm. — (Tyme ; 1)
Summary: Rapunzel believes she is the luckiest person in Tyme, because Witch tells her so, but when Jack climbs into her tower to steal an enchanted rose, he hints that Witch is not telling the whole truth, and Rapunzel, driven by her anger and fear, descends to the ground for the first time.
ISBN 978-0-545-63826-5 (alk. paper) [1. Fairy tales. 2. Witches — Fiction. 3. Fairies — Fiction. 4. Robbers and outlaws — Fiction. 5. Magic — Fiction. 6. Adventure and adventurers — Fiction. 7. Characters in literature — Fiction.] I. Title.
PZ8.M8313Gro 2015
[Fic] — dc23
2014027138
First edition, May 2015
Cover art © 2015 by Iacopo Bruno
Cover design by Elizabeth B. Parisi and Carol Ly
e-ISBN 978-0-545-64270-5
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