Author: Catherynne M. Valente
Main Characters: September, Ell, Saturday, and the Green Wind
Summary: A girl named September is bored with her life, so a Green Wind whisks her off to Fairyland on the Leopard of Little Breezes. Once there, she meets two witches, Hello and Goodbye, and a wairwulf, Manythanks, and goes on a quest to steal Goodbye's spoon back from an evil Marquess. On the way she meets a Wyverary (his parents were a Wyvern and a Library) whom she nicknames Ell, and a Marid named Saturday. They have many adventures. My favorite part is when Ell tells September about how his father was a Library and his mother was widowed by an real estate agent.
I loved that book!
ReplyDeleteSuch a fun book! And I totally agree - my favorite part was when Ell told September about his father. Absolutely hilarious. Did you know there's a sequel available on-line? I will email your mother the link in case you haven't already seen it.
ReplyDeleteThere's a sequel? What? Hello, Aunt Treasa! I have a Kindle now...please inform!
ReplyDeleteMommy's going to try to get it from the library as soon as they get it.
ReplyDeleteI don't know if the sequel is ever going to be printed. Maybe someday it will be. But for now it's only available on the Internet. I sent her the link. Rita, I will send it to you, too, but I don't know if it's Kindle-compatible.
ReplyDeleteNot Kindle-compatible? Drat. What are these fancy doohickeys good for? Is that how you spell doohickey?
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