Frederick, Heather Vogel.

Once upon a toad / Heather Vogel Frederick. - New York : Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers, c2012. - 262 p. ; 22 cm.

When her mother goes on a NASA mission, Cat Starr is sent to live with her father, stepsister Olivia, and younger brother Geoffrey, but interference by her inept fairy godmother causes toads to appear when Cat speaks and gems to fall from Olivia's mouth, bringing one to the attention of jewel thieves and the other to a secret government laboratory.

Ages 10 up.

ISBN: 9781416984788 (hardback) 141698478X (hardback)

LCCN: 2011037068

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Stepfamilies
Brothers and sisters
Fairy godmothers
Kidnapping
Thieves
Astronauts
Fairy tales.

LC Class. No.: PZ8.F8845 / Onc 2012

Dewey Class. No.: [Fic]