The Big Bad Wolf
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Chapter Book · Ages 8–11 · 2025 · Est. 11 hour read

The Big Bad Wolf

By Michaelbrent Collings

Book #2 in the Grimmworld series

Twins face perilous trials to save their father and a world on the brink of war.

4.3/5 Goodreads · 86 ratings
320 pages· 78,857 words· Est. 11 hour read
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Twins Jake and Willow return to Grimmworld, seeking their missing father. Captured by fairies, they must steal the Wolf King's golden claw or face eternal enslavement. To succeed, they must endure the Wolf Trials, a series of deadly challenges. With the realm on the brink of war, can they outsmart the Big Bad Wolf, find their father, and restore peace? Their journey tests their courage, intellect, and the bond they share, with help from Red Riding Hood's magical basket. Will they bring another 'happily ever after' to Grimmworld, or will the fairy tale end in tragedy?

From the publisher

Jake and Willow return to the fairy-tale realm of Grimmworld to look for their missing father, only to find themselves battling the Big Bad Wolf in a world on the brink of war. Willow and Jake have done the impossible and brought the first “happily ever after” to Grimmworld. But in the real world, their father is still missing, and the boundary between universes has grown even more fragile. Determined to reunite their fractured family, the twins return to Grimmworld, only to be captured by fairies and forced to make an impossible choice: Steal the Wolf King’s gold claw and return it to the fairy queen in exchange for information about their father, or refuse and become the fairies’ eternal, soulless slaves. But to steal the claw, Jake and Willow will have to undergo the Wolf Trials, a perilous series of tests and traps that will push the twins to their limits and beyond. It will take Willow’s strength, Jake’s intellect, and the love and friendship they share–and maybe a few treats from Red Riding Hood’s magical basket–to defeat the Big Bad Wolf, find the next clue to their father’s whereabouts, and perhaps even bring another “happily ever after” to Grimmworld.

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Format
Hardcover
Pages
320
Words
78,857
Reading age
8–11
Audience
Middle Grade
Themes & topics
Books about siblingsBooks about familyBooks about courageBooks about magicBooks about loss
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Publication
Published
March 11, 2025
First published
March 4, 2025
Edition
Language
English
Type
Chapter Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9781639933808

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