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Can I read Once There Was on EtoBox?
Once There Was by Kiyash Monsef is a children's book available to read on EtoBox.
What is Once There Was about?
A New York Times bestseller!Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them meets Neil Gaiman in this thrilling novel about an Iranian American girl who discovers that her father was secretly a veterinarian to mythical creatures—and that she must take up his mantle, despite the many dangers.Once was, once wasn't.So began the stories Marjan's father told her as a little girl—fables like the story of the girl who sprung a unicorn from a hunter's snare, or the nomad boy who rescued a baby shirdal. Tales of extraordinary beasts that filled her with curiosity and wonder.But Marjan's not a little girl anymore. In the wake of her father's sudden death, she is trying to hold it all together: her schoolwork, friendships, and keeping her dad's shoestring veterinary practice from going under. Then, one day, she receives a visitor who reveals something stunning: Marjan's father was no ordinary veterinarian. The creatures...
Who reads Once There Was?
It is typically read by young readers, and the parents and educators who guide them.
Common subject areas: juvenile, young adult.
- Author
- Kiyash Monsef
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
- Published
- 2023
- Language
- EN
- Category
- children's
- Subjects
- Children'S, Juvenile
- Rating
- 4.7 / 5 (78 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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