The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making by Catherynne M Valente

The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making (Fairyland, #1)

by Catherynne M Valente

September is a twelve-year-old girl, Somewhat Grown and Somewhat Heartless, and she longs for adventure. So when a Green Wind and a Leopard of Little Breezes invite her to Fairyland - well, of course, she accepts (mightn't you?). When she gets there, she finds a land crushed by the iron rule of a villainous Marquess - she soon discovers that she alone holds the key to restoring order.

As September forges her way through Fairyland, with a book-loving dragon and a boy named Saturday by her side, she makes many friends and mistakes. But while she loses her shadow, her shoe and her way, she finds adventure, courage, a rather special Spoon, and a lot more besides . . .

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This was such a fun book; it totally made me want to run off to Fairyland and have my own adventures! The author plays with and creates her own Fairyland and fills then with great imaginative characters you want to know more about. There is an Oz-like quality to this story as there is an evil queen who tricks you into solving and doing things for her. I totally devoured this book in a few short days and really want to dive into the next one to see just what September discovers next in Fairyland.

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