The Girl Who Fell Beneath Fairyland and Led the Revels There

by Catherynne Valente
Published by Feiwel & Friends
ISBN: 978-0312649623
272 pgs.

Student review by Caroline T.

From this point on, I will just refer this book as The Girl. Okay? Okay.

This is the second book in the series by Catherynne M. Valente but my favorite, so I thought I ought to recommend this one. The main character is a girl named September who has been to Fairyland, a magical place full of wonderment, before, but she keeps it a secret. She longs to escape her dreary life and go back, but there is no way. No one takes her. Finally, on the birthday where she becomes a teenager, she is whisked away to Fairyland again. This time, though, some of the wonder is gone, and she is soon to find out why.

The shadows of the fairy-people, from which they draw their magic, are being stolen. This journey will be even harder than her first one because, as everyone knows, children are quite heartless, but the same is not quite true when they are teenagers. 

The Girl is a wonderful story in which you will follow September through becoming accustomed to her heart and helping Fairyland get back their shadows. However, it is probably best that you read the first book first, of which the title is: The Girl who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of her Own Making. Below is a book trailer for each of the books. Enjoy!