The Ordinary and Extraordinary Auden Greene
Published on 26. February 2026
Book
Hardback
336 pages
978-0-06-334814-1 (ISBN)
Description
In this poignant, magical tale by the acclaimed author of Eventown, two girls find themselves dropped into each other's world-and must face down dragons they've only imagined.
Auden "Denny" Greene is happiest with her friend Runa, creating stories set in their imaginary land of Sorrowfeld, where princesses rule and cursed dragons are a constant danger. But now that they are turning twelve, Runa seems ready to give up on the magic of Sorrowfeld just when Denny needs it the most...
Princess Auden is the last remaining princess of Sorrowfeld-and on her twelfth birthday, she will be expected to vanquish the dragons that took her family. Only, when a swarm attacks her birthday celebration, all she can do is run...
But suddenly. Auden is in Denny's world. And Denny is in Auden's.
The two Audens have switched places. No one but them has any idea. And now, each girl must come into her own power in order to fight the other's dragons.
The magical beasts of Impossible Creatures meet the body-swap of Freaky Friday, set in a world as fantastical as Wicked's Oz!
Auden "Denny" Greene is happiest with her friend Runa, creating stories set in their imaginary land of Sorrowfeld, where princesses rule and cursed dragons are a constant danger. But now that they are turning twelve, Runa seems ready to give up on the magic of Sorrowfeld just when Denny needs it the most...
Princess Auden is the last remaining princess of Sorrowfeld-and on her twelfth birthday, she will be expected to vanquish the dragons that took her family. Only, when a swarm attacks her birthday celebration, all she can do is run...
But suddenly. Auden is in Denny's world. And Denny is in Auden's.
The two Audens have switched places. No one but them has any idea. And now, each girl must come into her own power in order to fight the other's dragons.
The magical beasts of Impossible Creatures meet the body-swap of Freaky Friday, set in a world as fantastical as Wicked's Oz!
Reviews / Votes
"Come for the fun, magical premise; stay for the hopeful, beautiful story." - Kirkus Reviews (starred review)More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Target group
Children/juvenile
US School Grade: From Third Grade to Seventh Grade, Interest Age: From 8 to 12 years
Dimensions
Height: 217 mm
Width: 143 mm
Thickness: 31 mm
Weight
374 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-06-334814-1 (9780063348141)
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Corey Ann Haydu
The Ordinary and Extraordinary Auden Greene
E-Book
01/2026
HarperCollins
€13.61
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Corey Ann Haydu is the author of The Widely Unknown Myth of Apple & Dorothy, Eventown, Rules for Stealing Stars, One Jar of Magic, The Someday Suitcase, and the Hand-Me-Down-Magic chapter book series as well as six acclaimed books for teens. Currently she is a proud faculty member of the Vermont College of Fine Arts MFA in writing for children program. Corey grew up in the Boston area, earned her MFA at the New School, and now lives in Brooklyn with her husband and daughters. Find out more at coreyannhaydu.com.