Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #212594 in Books
• Published on: 2007-08-01
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 128 pages

Synopsis
"The Fairy Chronicles" is a new series from Sourcebooks Jabberwocky. Each book introduces a new fairy with different powers and attributes whilst still keeping familiar friends in the action. The series reflects adventure and teamwork, sending a positive message to the reader, encouraging a healthy, active lifestyle and appreciation of nature. 6 are titles scheduled for 2007 with over 60 books in development for new adventures each season over the lifetime of the series.

From the Author
The Fairy Chronicles is a series of modern fairy tales full of magical creatures, both good and evil, and heroic characters who participate in dangerous missions to protect nature and fix serious problems. Ideal for all ages, reading levels ages 7 to 12, the stories include a diverse set of fairy characters and a wide variety of other magical creatures such as trolls, brownies, witches, dwarves, gnomes, elves, unicorns, goblins, wizards, dragons, ogres, magic gargoyles, gremlins, demons, nymphs, giants, and many more. Each story has some sort of problem to be solved such as recovering the stolen Shell of Laughter, helping to break an evil curse, solving the mystery of the Magic Snowglobe, rescuing kidnapped bat fairies, trying to locate missing human shadows, or helping a dragon complete a dangerous quest. Characters and readers learn interesting things such as why fairies fear jigsaw puzzles, how dragons are born, why the flamingo stands on one foot, the reason human beings have a shadow, what the grasshopper uses buttons for, where courage comes from, how hope is spread around the world, and what causes nightmares. The Fairy Chronicles are stand-alone books and can be read in any order. Visit fairychronicles.com for free e-books, word search games, and more.

About the Author
J.H. Sweet lives in New Braunfels, Texas. She has a degree in English from Texas State University. In addition to recording stories the fairies have told her, she enjoys hiking, photography, knitting, and basketry.

Customer Reviews

A wonderful series! Unique, realistic fairies!
J. H. Sweet ...
what a treat ...
on writing fairies,
she can't be beat.

Book one was pure delight,
and book two is "out of sight."

She also has book three and four,
and about fifty more.

Each of this author's books stands alone as far as storyline, and I discovered something new about fairies and fairy lore in each one. She's a fine writer, so good at her craft that the fairies came alive for me. Interesting storylines, colorful characters in an exciting, entertaining format.

Highly recommended.

Unique Storyline_Very Appealing
I was glad I bought this book because it very much surprised me. The writer mixed up a lot of things for a unique combination of items to make up this storyline. (black squirrel, nature, camping, meaning in trees, dwarf, fairies, responsibility, blue moons, magical blue moon clover, Black Stag, shedding antlers, hornets, ghost leaves, American Indian fairy) What is veryy interesting is some of the real things mixed up with the magical ones. I almost believed the whole thing!

One message is very important and stands out in this book, that life is more important than earthly treasures. I thought the squit part was very cute and clever too. And I almost believed in him too! Because of his job of catching air-flies and spreading spores and lichens.

This was a fun book for me to read and very surprising. It makes me want to read more about fairies.

"Great Fairy Adventure"
I wouldn’t exactly call the books in this series sequels. They are more like a continuation of a big overall story. However, even though the books are connected, they are fun to read on their own. The adventures the fairies are having are very separate stories, and I think they are getting better. I actually read Book 4 of the series at the website before ever picking up Books 1-3. Book 4 so far is my two daughters’ favorite, mine too. The dwarf and his squit are our favorite characters.

Protecting nature is a nice theme running throughout the series and this book has a lot of messages relating to conservation and preservation. But it is not preachy which we like. There is just some information about parks and wildlife worked into the storyline. Gnome gardening is again part of this book as it was for the earlier books.

We liked the trip through the forest and the tension of the importance of the mission. When information was added in about blue moon clover and squits, it made the story even more fun. The run-in with the hornets was a little scary. Good thing Marigold was along on this journey. It is very convenient that each of the fairies’ gifts contributed nicely to the adventure, but the way these things were worked into the story was believable.

I will be reading this again with my two girls. It is a very good story.