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Three short stories in one convenient package! Follow the adventures of Thumbelina in college in these wacky crossovers featuring all sorts of fairy-tale creatures!

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Thumbelina's a long way from home and on campus, studying hard to find her happily ever after. So, when the Tom Thumb of legend asks her out for lunch and Tinker Bell doesn't approve, does Thumbelina go with her gut, or does she run faster out of college than a jack rabbit? Join this funny adventure when Thumbelina crosses over with Tinkerbell, Tom Thumb, Odette from Swan Lake, and other beloved fairy-tale characters!

As all the fairytale kings and queens are having their happily ever afters, Odette's stuck dancing solo, when she wants to be in a romantic duet. But when her latest catch happens to be a Taxidermist who'd rather stuff a bunny rabbit rather than pet it, how will Odette keep her half life as a Swan hidden from him?

On the Happily Ever After University campus, Goldilocks is one of the harshest critics you'll ever meet. Her scathing reviews have made this fairy-tale character one to avoid. But, when Goldilocks' naturally straight hair is short one curling iron, how is she going to do her hairdo? Can Goldilocks find help in her dormmates, the Little Mermaid, Rapunzel, and Thumbelina, or will she have to change her name to Baldilocks instead?

Believe it or not, Thumbelina isn't just walking on air, she's practically soaring through it! How can a thumb-sized girl from the farm fly without wings? And what's Tinker Bell scheming up to? Now that Thumbelina can fly, can she handle the ongoing pressures of: working a barista job at the campus coffee shop?

Have you heard the news? It's all over campus! Rapunzel, you know, the blonde with the really long hair? Turns out she's got an infestation of lice and it's harder to know what's spreading faster: The louse or the gossip. It's up to Thumbelina to go in and destroy the very last lice egg and save Rapunzel from a lifetime of hazing. But when the ever mischievous Tinker Bell also plays into the mix, can Rapunzel hope to save her reputation or her hair?

The news is all over campus and social media: Beauty and the Beast have officially broken up. And while Beau is sitting around and wallowing in misery eating ice cream, it's up to Red, formally Little Red Riding Hood, and Thumbelina to help their fellow college student up.

Cinderella's the new Fairy Tale Princess in town but she's feeling a bit nervous about her first royal tea party. With famous princesses such as Snow White, Rapunzel, and Sleeping Beauty attending, can a girl who married into royalty fit in? Can Sleeping Beauty make it without falling asleep? Is that Rapunzel's real hair? Find out in this hilarious interpretation of these fairy tale princesses coming together in this crossover!

You've heard the story of Pinocchio, but have you listened to the story of his daughter, Pinocchia? In this wacky satire, watch as Pinocchio's daughter gets into trouble in a world of smartphones, night clubs and, let's not forget, jackasses! Watch and laugh seeing the adult adventures of Pinocchia as she crosses over with other Fairy Tale characters such as Thumbelina, Tom Thumb, Odette, and many many more!

Have you ever wondered what it would be like if Thumbelina, Sleeping Beauty, Tinkerbell, and the Princess and the Pea all hung out together in the same college? Wonder no more! In this funny short story, witness as Thumbelina sees Sleeping Beauty and The Princess and the Pea switch sleep schedules in this wacky comedy.

You may have heard the tale of Beauty and the Beast, but you've never heard it told like this. When young Claire is seduced by the handsome but shallow Duke Gastard, it's not long before she meets a she-wolf who may have a secret of her own. In this tales of lies and conspiracies and kingdoms rising and falling, how will this beauty tame this beast?

You've heard of the tale of Snow White and her Prince Charming, but is not that story. In the faraway land of Enderland, Queen Alice marries into the royal family and isn't too keen when her stepdaughter, Snow White, comes of age. When Snow White escapes and meets a group of dwarves, six male and one female, she and the female dwarf, Connie, start to become more than friends.

Meet Hannah: shy, introverted, and weighing a mighty 300 pounds. Not exactly Ms. Popularity on her college campus. Meet Lisa: muscular, lean, blonde, and star basketball player. You wouldn't know it by looking, but Lisa and Hannah are childhood friends. And Heavy Set Hannah's been in love with Lisa for the longest time.

Life in Oakroy, Pennsylvania is about as far and away from Pittsburgh and Philadelphia as a cactus is the ocean. But when you're the single daughter to Malcolm O'Malley, a large man who's about as stuck in the 1980s as a hand is stuck in a peanut butter jar, things aren't always easy. Rachel's 15 going on 16, and with her mother passed away at age six, she's going to have to deal with her father's conservative politics, his new dates, his Catholic faith, and his very vocal politics. Is Rachel going to make it out of high school without tearing her hair out? Find out and see!

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