The Tween Theme

As Once Upon a Book Club continues to evolve as a company, unfortunately some products will reach their final chapter. After three wonderful years of curating boxes for young readers, we have come to the difficult decision to close our Once Upon a Book Club Tween subscription permanently on May 5th, 2026.

With the departure of our Tween subscription, it is time to share our final Tween Theme - Talking to Animals! 🪵🐾 

This box will feature the fantasy middle grade debut novel from Adrianna Cuevas,The Total Eclipse of Nestor Lopez plus FIVE incredible gifts that bring magical mystery to life!

All Nestor Lopez wants is to live in one place for more than a few months and have dinner with his dad.

When he and his mother move to a new town to live with his grandmother after his dad’s latest deployment, Nestor plans to lay low. Hedefinitelydoesn’t want to anyone find out his deepest secret: that he can talk to animals.

But when the animals in his new town start disappearing, Nestor's grandmother becomes the prime suspect after she is spotted in the woods where they were last seen. As Nestor investigates the source of the disappearances, he learns that they are being seized by a tule vieja—a witch who can transform into animals during a solar eclipse. And the next eclipse is just around the corner…

Now it’s up to Nestor’s extraordinary ability and his new friends to catch the tule vieja—and save a place he might just call home.

On sale now through May 4th (or until we sell out!), this suspenseful and magical read will keep you reading well past your bedtime! Paired with FIVE gifts to open as you read, you will not want to put this book down! Boxes are expected to ship in early May.