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 . . .
Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group
ISBN: 9781780339818
Number of pages: 336
Weight: 274 g
Dimensions: 134 x 200 x 22 mm
“Stories have a way of changing faces. They are unruly things, undisciplined, given to delinquency and the throwing of erasers. This is why we must close them up into thick, solid books, so they cannot get out and... More
I wish this had been written when I was a child, it's a wonderful book. As soon as I saw the title I knew I would love it and the story lived up to all the promise of the cover. The author seems to have an almost... More
I can quite happily say this book deserves every bit of the hype surrounding it! It is truly everything you will ever want from a fairytale and more, and that’s all down to Catherynne Valente’s incredible talent for... More
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