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How to Ditch Your Fairy

by Justin Larbalestier

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Publisher Comments:

Welcome to New Avalon, where everyone has a personal fairy. Though invisible to the naked eye, a personal fairy, like a specialized good luck charm, is vital to success. And in the case of the students at New Avalon Sports High, it might just determine whether you make the team, pass a class, or find that perfect outfit. But for 14-year-old Charlie, having a Parking Fairy is worse than having nothing at allespecially when the school bully carts her around like his own personal parking pass. Enter: The Plan. At first, teaming up with arch-enemy Fiorenza (who has an All-The-Boys-Like-You Fairy) seems like a great idea. But when Charlie unexpectedly gets her hearts desire, it isnt at all what she thought it would be like, and shell have resort to extraordinary measures to ditch her fairy. The question is: will Charlie herself survive the fairy ditching experiment? From the author of the acclaimed Magic or Madness trilogy, this is a delightful story of fairies, friendships, and figuring out how to make your own magic.  

Review:

"Set in a futuristic fantasy city, this book puts a fun spin on fairy tales: fairies exist, but you may wish they did not. Charlie has a parking fairy, which means any driver Charlie is with can always find a choice spot (which in turn means that every time the brutish star jock at school gets behind a wheel he nabs Charlie). Charlie walks everywhere, hoping to ditch her fairy and the jock — but then she racks up tardiness demerits at her strict sports school. When Fiorenze, whose all-boys-will-like you fairy has captured Charlie's crush, also wants to get rid of her fairy, they team up to steal secret research compiled by Fiorenze's mother, an expert on fairies. It takes Larbalestier (the Magic or Madness trilogy) a long time to reach this point, but from here the pace quickens. The girls switch fairies, creating more trouble and pushing the girls to some serious (and seriously funny) extremes. Suggesting rather than exploiting the fictional possibilities of Charlie's city, which has as many rules as it has fairies, this vividly imagined story will charm readers. Ages 12 — up." Publishers Weekly (Copyright Reed Business Information, Inc.)

Synopsis:

From the author of the acclaimed Magic or Madness trilogy comes a delightful story of fairies, friendships, and a 14-year-old girl who is figuring out how to make her own magic.

About the Author

JUSTINE LARBALESTIER is the author of the award-winning Magic or Madness trilogy. She wishes she had a clothes shopping fairy instead of the procrastination fairy she battles with almost every day. She is married to author Scott Westerfeld and divides her time between Sydney and New York City.

www.justinelarbalestier.com

Product Details

ISBN:
9781599903019
Author:
Larbalestier, Justin
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Author:
Larbalestier, Justine
Subject:
General Juvenile Fiction
Subject:
General
Subject:
Interpersonal Relations
Subject:
Magic
Subject:
Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Magic
Subject:
Social Issues - General
Subject:
Fantasy & Magic
Subject:
Fairies
Edition Description:
Trade Cloth
Publication Date:
September 2008
Binding:
Hardcover
Grade Level:
from 7
Language:
English
Pages:
307
Dimensions:
7.75 x 5.06 in
Age Level:
12-17

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