Alex Bailey

Alex is the twin sister of Conner Bailey and is considered the bookworm between the pair with a particular fondness for fairy tales. She is often alone at school as she is an extremely smart girl who is often teased when she goes above and beyond what she needs to do for her assignments. When her father was alive, he always told her the story of the Curvy Tree in an effort to show that her uniqueness will eventually pay off, which cheers her up.

After his death, their Grandma gives Alex and Conner the book The Land of Stories, and Alex wishes that life could be more like a fairy tale. Unknown to her, this wish activates a portal between the real world and the fairy tale world. Alex becomes obsessed with the book once it starts humming and glowing, carrying it with her wherever she...