The Best Books Ever

Wish (Faerieground Trilogy #1) By  Beth Bracken, Kay Fraser, Odessa Sawyer (Illustrator) Published on April 1st 2013 Published by Capstone Young Readers Source: Publisher Never wish in the woods. With one wish made in Willow Forest, Soli and Lucy are pulled into Faerieground—and into the middle of an ancient battle. In the faerie kingdom, an evil queen searches for her daughter while the palace crumbles. To save her best friend, Soli must find her hidden strength. This is a story about friendship, growing up, and the power of wishes. This is a story about faeries and spells, queens and lost princesses, fireflies and four-leaf clovers. But mostly, this is a story about love. I have never read another story quite like this one. The book itself looks very long, but it isn't. It is precisely as long as it needs to be. The chapters of this book are rather short, the longest being maybe four or five pages. And, as short as the chapters are, the writing is not your usual ...

The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making By  Catherynne M. Valente Published on May 10th 2011 Published by Feiwel & Friends Source: Purchased Twelve-year-old September lives in Omaha, and used to have an ordinary life, until her father went to war and her mother went to work. One day, September is met at her kitchen window by a Green Wind (taking the form of a gentleman in a green jacket), who invites her on an adventure, implying that her help is needed in Fairyland. The new Marquess is unpredictable and fickle, and also not much older than September. Only September can retrieve a talisman the Marquess wants from the enchanted woods, and if she doesn’t . . . then the Marquess will make life impossible for the inhabitants of Fairyland. September is already making new friends, including a book-loving Wyvern and a mysterious boy named Saturday. This is a book that I took my sweet time with -- not only in waiting around to read it after its in...