CONTENTS

Dedication

MAP OF THE THIRTEEN KINGDOMS

PROLOGUE: Things You Don’t Know About Heroes

PART I: CRASHING THE WEDDING

1. A Hero Has Narrow Feet

2. A Hero Is a Carnivore

3. A Hero Doesn’t Remember What He Did That Was So Special

4. A Hero Doesn’t Appreciate Good Comedy

5. A Hero Cries at Weddings

6. A Hero Has a Fancy Closet

PART II: UNCOVERING THE PLOT

7. A Hero Has No Idea What’s Going On

8. The Villain Redecorates

9. A Hero Makes It Up as He Goes Along

10. A Hero Takes No for an Answer

11. A Hero Is Grossed Out by Sticky Floors

12. A Hero Has No Sense of Direction

13. The Villain Feeds the Fish

14. A Hero Starts New Traditions

15. A Hero Has a Ball

16. A Hero Forgets the Lyrics

17. The Villain Just Wants to Have Fun

18. A Hero Has Friends in High Places

PART III: STORMING THE CASTLE

19. The Villain Pulls the Strings

20. A Hero Acts Like a Clown

21. A Hero Gets Dumped

22. A Hero Hates Seafood

23. A Hero Knows How to Count

24. A Hero Smells a Rat

25. The Villain Gives Two Thumbs-Down

26. A Hero Tells It Like It Is

27. A Hero Invites the Villain to Drop In

28. The Villain Wins

29. A Hero Doesn’t Know Where to Go Next

29 ½. The Villain Sheds a Tear

Acknowledgments

About the Author

Credits

Copyright

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