Title: The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making
Author: Catherynne M. Valente
A fairytale with a difference, this series of books weaves the most beautiful and kick-ass world! September is an ordinary American girl, whose father has gone to war (we are never told which war, as it’s just a small detail in the story) and one day hears a tap at her window. She takes a risk (as she’s a risk-taking kinda gal) and ends up in Fairyland having to battle shadows, evil princesses and dictators while making friends with a creature who’s half Wyvern and half library, and a boy who belongs to the sea.
I LOVE confident characters who can be role models for little girls and September is clearly one of those! She is the protagonist of most of the series, but one – The Boy Who Lost Fairyland – focusses on a baby troll who ends up on Earth, mirroring September’s journey.
Even if you don’t read this book for you, you should buy it for every one of your sisters, nieces, goddaughters… Anyone who needs a role model that can speak and battle for herself, and still come out winning.
– @theroadtodoughnuts
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