Emme Foster and her starved imagination live in a one-parent home in the dull Appalachian town of Crow's Egg. After making a wish to be in a fairy tale, she is catapulted on a quest to decode a spellbound key, solve a haunting secret, and stop a worldwide eco-disaster. And no pressure, but the faeries (that's how they spell it) are expecting her to also save the last bridge between their magical realm and the mortal one. Good thing Emme has her friends Bailey and Hunter, plus a few feisty pixies, to help navigate through ghosts, goblins, and even fouler creatures. Loaded with insight, humor, and rich vocabulary, this first book of The Lost Key Series is an ideal upper middle-grade read for everyone who longs for a green and greed-free world. Journey now with Emme and her companions into a 6,000-year-old story leading to the true origin of magic. Once Upon a Key is destined to be a classic tale of self-empowerment and loyalty to all that matters.