The Girl Who Built the Tower — L.R. Patton

Never underestimate the power of greed.Ruby, one of the lost 12-year-old children of Fairendale, has been transformed into an old woman -- but at least she has her magic. She uses this magic to help grow a garden outside the land of Rosehaven, as she used to do in her homeland of Fairendale. Her life, though lonely, is relatively orderly and safe -- until she ventures into the village of Rosehaven.There she meets a girl with the longest golden hair she has ever seen, a girl in desperate need of some chamomile for some mysterious purpose. Ruby grows chamomile in her garden, and the two become fast friends. And when news of a king's reward for the lost children of Fairendale reaches the villagers, who are always looking for a quick way to riches, Ruby must find a way to protect Rapunzel from the hands of her own people -- or die trying.