Publisher's Synopsis
Imagination and the stoppage of time . . .
Ten-year-old Jack Bristol and Alice Skylar are the best of friends, spending an entire year acting out the wild stories birthed from Jack's relentless imagination. In a field outside Storyville, magic, pirates, tigers, aliens firing pink lasers, and cheeseburger-eating dinosaurs come to life.
As the leaves change, and school begins, the harsh realities of life begin a new chapter. Jack's daydreams come to an end, and with tears in his eyes, he faces the drawbacks of his magical world of make-believe, along with the school bullies who long to badger him.
But a mystery has begun . . .
Who is the horse wrangler named, Fred? Why is Alice picturing castles in the sky? And what is happening exactly at the pumpkin carving contest?
As each season opens and closes, a new kind of magic is revealed. A powerful and immortal presence is hovering behind the veil of reality, proving things are never what they seem. Even the adults are getting in on the act.
For a year, Jack has been laboring in secret on something special, and by the spring, Alice can't help but investigate his absences.
What she discovers is something beyond her deepest fantasies. She is a princess fit for the halls of childlike dreams, a queen with subjects only a child could create, something timeless and magical, where everyone - including the grown-ups - get to remain a child forever.
Castle Juliet will absolutely charm and delight you. A heartwarming tale of friendship, family, magic, the mystery of time, and worlds of make-believe, it is a snapshot of the perfect, idyllic childhood.
Don't let it get away!
