The Fairy Rebel
From the Hardcover Library Binding edition.
Jan and Charlie have always wanted a baby girl. So when Tiki, a fairy, gets earthed on Jan's foot, Jan tells her that she wants a baby and that the baby should have rose petal skin, chubby feet, bird feather brown hair, and hazel eyes. Tiki says she will grant Jan's wish, but only if she names the baby Bindi. When Bindi appears in the couple's bedroom, they look her over to make sure she looks perfectly normal. She does, except for twenty blue hairs on her head. Tiki was not supposed to do this,
This was one of my favorite books when I was a lass (and Scottish, apparently) and I recently, for reasons I no longer recall, became obsessed with tracking it down. Thanks to the invaluable Bookman in Orange County (truly the only reason to visit the entire area), I finally got my hands on it. And it was very nearly as wonderful as I remembered. Yay!This is an incredibly quick read, about a rebellious denim-clad fairy named Tiki, and Jan, the lonely ex-actress she befriends. The length makes
This was one of my favorite books as a kid. Then I read it when I was in high school, and I was disappointed. But then I just barely read it again, and it's seriously the best. This book is awesome-a great length for more beginning chapter book readers, but enough depth to the story to make it a challenging and rewarding read. Plus, it has an awesome plot, and a pink-haired fairy. I'm always glad to see a childhood favorite live up to it's awesome memory.
As a child I was certain I was a fairy child like Bindi. I loooooooonged for a patch of blue hair. I would have given anything for a bit of magic. The Fairy Rebel was a book I read over and over until it fell apart. As an adult I see the charm, but I also think it's unusual that the book is told primarily from the parents' perspectives. I think there are two chapters, about 15-20 pages that are told from Bindi's point of view.
Brings back an inordinate amount of childhood memories. My mind was in this book and books like it for the the first decade of my reading life. I certainly wanted to be Bindi. Certainly was always hoping some hair would just turn blue.Tender, romantic, silly, the concept of the rose-gifts, there were odd moments of genius in this fantastic trifle. Weird to say, but I'd love to see a film of this with a darker version of some of elements here - the horror of the Fairy Queen, the invisible
Lynne Reid Banks
Paperback | Pages: 128 pages Rating: 4.07 | 2644 Users | 256 Reviews
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Title | : | The Fairy Rebel |
Author | : | Lynne Reid Banks |
Book Format | : | Paperback |
Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
Pages | : | Pages: 128 pages |
Published | : | January 13th 2004 by Yearling (first published 1985) |
Categories | : | Fantasy. Childrens. Fiction. Middle Grade |
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The Fairy Queen strictly forbids fairies from using their magic power on humans. But after Tiki accidentally meets Jan, a woman who is desperate for a baby daughter, she finds it impossible to resist fulfilling her wish. Now up against the dark and vicious power of evil, this fairy rebel must face the Queen’s fury with frightening and possibly fatal results.From the Hardcover Library Binding edition.
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Original Title: | The Fairy Rebel |
ISBN: | 0440419255 (ISBN13: 9780440419259) |
Edition Language: | English |
Setting: | United Kingdom |
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This is the book that made me fall in love with books. My favorite teacher of all time, Ms. Gehm, read it aloud to my third grade class, and I promptly devoured every other book written by Lynn Reid Banks, followed by as many books in the fantasy genre as I could get my hands on. I imagined that rose fairies like Tiki inhabited not only the flowers in my backyard, but also the roses on the wallpaper in my bedroom. And I even told my neighbor that the hairs in my blond streak were actually pureJan and Charlie have always wanted a baby girl. So when Tiki, a fairy, gets earthed on Jan's foot, Jan tells her that she wants a baby and that the baby should have rose petal skin, chubby feet, bird feather brown hair, and hazel eyes. Tiki says she will grant Jan's wish, but only if she names the baby Bindi. When Bindi appears in the couple's bedroom, they look her over to make sure she looks perfectly normal. She does, except for twenty blue hairs on her head. Tiki was not supposed to do this,
This was one of my favorite books when I was a lass (and Scottish, apparently) and I recently, for reasons I no longer recall, became obsessed with tracking it down. Thanks to the invaluable Bookman in Orange County (truly the only reason to visit the entire area), I finally got my hands on it. And it was very nearly as wonderful as I remembered. Yay!This is an incredibly quick read, about a rebellious denim-clad fairy named Tiki, and Jan, the lonely ex-actress she befriends. The length makes
This was one of my favorite books as a kid. Then I read it when I was in high school, and I was disappointed. But then I just barely read it again, and it's seriously the best. This book is awesome-a great length for more beginning chapter book readers, but enough depth to the story to make it a challenging and rewarding read. Plus, it has an awesome plot, and a pink-haired fairy. I'm always glad to see a childhood favorite live up to it's awesome memory.
As a child I was certain I was a fairy child like Bindi. I loooooooonged for a patch of blue hair. I would have given anything for a bit of magic. The Fairy Rebel was a book I read over and over until it fell apart. As an adult I see the charm, but I also think it's unusual that the book is told primarily from the parents' perspectives. I think there are two chapters, about 15-20 pages that are told from Bindi's point of view.
Brings back an inordinate amount of childhood memories. My mind was in this book and books like it for the the first decade of my reading life. I certainly wanted to be Bindi. Certainly was always hoping some hair would just turn blue.Tender, romantic, silly, the concept of the rose-gifts, there were odd moments of genius in this fantastic trifle. Weird to say, but I'd love to see a film of this with a darker version of some of elements here - the horror of the Fairy Queen, the invisible
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