July Book #1

Book: The Girl Who Fell Beneath Fairyland and Led the Revels There by Catherynne M. Valente

Book in a sentence: The sequel to The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making. This is the continuing story of September's adventures in Fairyland.

Best thing about this book: Ms. Valente's writing is beautiful, poetic, and amazing. I used a notecard as a bookmark because I kept wanting to write down lines from the book. It's not a quick read, by any means, but it's well worth it.

Happy reading!

September Book #4

Book: The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making by Catherynne M. Valente
Age-range: 6 and up

Okay, first of all this book gets an award for best freaking title ever! I have to be totally honest when I say the title and cover art were my sole reasons for buying this book. I was not disappointed in the least. This has been one of the most creative books I've read in a long time. There were so many great lines that I need to read it again just to make sure I saw all of them.

If you have even a passing desire to visit Fairyland then you should definitely read this book. The lead girl, September, is a wonderful protagonist and the narrator, as s/he openly admits, is only there to please. Full of whimsy and quirky characters, but with just enough serious to make you think, this is one of the best books I've read all year.

So why are you still sitting there? Go get it and read it! Happy reading!