On Sale: Feb 10, 2026
Page Count: 272 pages
Publisher: Running Press Kids
ISBN-13: 9798894141640

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Perfect for fans of fairy-tale reinventions, cosplay, and pop-culture nerdom, this officially licensed Lady Lovely Locks story proves that, sometimes, you have to become the hero of your own story.

Sixteen-year-old Leigh Carroll has been through it—when she lost her mom as a baby, she and her dad had to move to a small apartment in Philadelphia where they are scraping by. Leigh has an afterschool job at a hardware store and her dad works nights, so they never see each other. Despite everything, Leigh has been able to maintain her signature snark and has found an escape through something she’d never expected…cosplay.

It’s in this pursuit where Leigh’s life takes a turn for the supernatural—when she decides to build a costume based on a dated book series called Lady Lovely Locks. It’s about a princess of the same name who, on the surface, wears frumpy dresses, lives in a magical castle, rides a horse named “Silky Mane,” and has rainbow hair infested with long-tailed rodents called “Pixietails.”

Leigh finds a way to re-interpret this character for the 2020s and has everything she needs, except the rainbow-streaked hair. At a comic convention, she meets a mysterious old woman selling what appears to be an authentic, vintage Lady Lovely Locks wig. When Leigh gets home and puts it on, she finds herself magically transported to Lovely Locks kingdom. And, somehow, she now IS Lady Lovely Locks. But it isn’t until she finds a painting of her mom hanging in the walls of a castle that she realizes more than magic has brought her here…it’s fate.

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Carrie Harris

About the Author

Carrie Harris writes both original and licensed books in a variety of worlds including Marvel, Warhammer 40k, the World of Darkness, and the Fate RPG. Over her 20+ years in the industry, Carrie has coached many aspiring authors, most notably as a former organizer of WriteOnCon, an online kidlit writing conference. She is a member of the International Association of Media Tie-In Writers and the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association. In her spare time, Carrie often appears on podcasts and at conventions to gush at length about her favorite fandoms. A former tabletop game exec, she can’t say no to a game night invitation, especially for coop games and classic dungeon crawlers. She enjoys crafts like crocheting and cross stitch and learned how to cook from a real French chef. Carrie lives just outside NYC with her ninja doctor husband, three teenagers, and a cranky dog named Slartibartfast.

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