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Whatever After is a children's fiction series by Sarah Mlynowski. The books are based on fairy tales such as Snow White, Cinderella, Rapunzel, and Sleeping Beauty. The seven novels, listed in order, are:
 * Fairest of All
 * If the Shoe Fits
 * Sink or Swim
 * Dream On
 * Bad Hair Day
 * Cold As Ice
 * Beauty Queen

Plot
Something strange happened the night Abby moved to Smithville: Her little brother Jonah woke her up to tell her the basement mirror was hissing and glowing purple. Abby skeptically followed him to check. Jonah knocked once, and the mirror hissed; he knocked twice, and it glowed purple; when he knocked three times, the mirror turned into a whirlpool and sucked him and Abby in.

Abby and Jonah landed in an unfamiliar forest. They saw a lady and asked her where they were, but the lady acted rude and ignored them. They followed the mean, old lady to a house. The lady knocked, and when the door opened, she held out an apple and attempted to sell it. The girl who opened the door refused, and the lady offered to give it to her as a gift. Jonah interrupted and Abby shushed him, but he kept talking. He noticed the basket of apples was empty. The lady started to sweat, and the girl gasped and shut the door. Jonah and Abby were allowed in after some persuasion. Abby sensed something peculiar happening, but did not grasp what.

The girl introduces herself as Snow. Abby finally realized she was talking to Snow White. Soon, the dwarfs arrived. Abby and Jonah explained their situation and told the story of Snow White. Abby realized that when Jonah prevented Snow from eating the apple, he had changed the story. If Snow did not eat the apple, the prince would not rescue her, and she would not have her happy ending. Upon the realization, the group devised a plan: Snow would allow herself to be poisoned the next time the queen visits, and the story would go normally again.

The next morning, the queen arrived at the house with a basket of cookies. When Snow took a bite, Abby noticed a hammer behind the queen, and pushed Snow out of the way. Abby, Jonah, Snow, and the dwarfs had to fabricate a new plan: Snow would send a letter to the prince stating he is wanted at the castle. Along the way, the prince would encounter Snow lying in the coffin.

Three days later, the prince arrived. He peered inside the box but did not stop—Snow had hid behind a tree because she felt shy. Abby gave up and told Jonah it is time to return home. They would go to the queen's castle and use the mirror to go home.