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 all—especially 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 heart’s desire, it isn’t at all what she thought it would be like, and she’ll have resort to extraordinary measures to ditch her fairy. The question is: will Charlie herself survive the fairy ditching experiment?
My thoughts: This book was so weird. And I loved every second of it. I love that there is a new language inside of it, I love that there's a character who calls out the weirdness of the place that they're in since he's a new comer, I love that the main character's dad doesn't believe in fairies, but seeks out help for his daughter regarding her fairy, and I love that there was a dictionary in the back to let people learn this new language. I really hope Larbalestier writes more like this, because it was completely fresh and unique. And I want more.
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Weird is good sometimes isn't it? Especially when you read a ton of books, weird usually makes a book memorable, especially when it's a weird you really loved reading. I haven't heard of this book before, so thanks for the review!
I agree that weird is good, and I meant it here in the most endearing way! I don't want to give up this book because I know reading it again, the oddballness of it will bring a smile to my face!
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