The Girl Who Soared Over Fairyland and Cut the Moon in Two - Hardcover

September misses Fairyland and her friends Ell, the Wyverary, and the boy Saturday. She longs to leave the routines of home, and embark on a new adventure. Little does she know that this time, she will be spirited away to the moon, reunited with her friends, and find herself faced with saving Fairyland from a moon-Yeti with great and mysterious powers.

Here is another rich, beautifully told, wisely humorous and passionately layered book from New York Times bestselling author Catherynne M. Valente.

Praise for the FAIRYLAND series:
'One of the most extraordinary works of fantasy, for adults or children, published so far this century.' Time Magazine (A Time Best Book of 2012)

'A glorious balancing act between modernism and the Victorian fairy-tale, done with heart and wisdom.' Neil Gaiman

'A mad, toothsome romp of a fairy-tale - full of oddments, whimsy and joy.' Holly Black, author of Zombies vs. Unicorns and the Spiderwick Chronicles

'September is a clever, fun, stronghearted addition to the ranks of bold, adventurous girls. Valente's subversive storytelling is sheer magic.' Tamora Pierce, author of The Immortals series

'Valente is making new myths right now, before our eyes. Don't miss the show.' Lev Grossman

'One of the strongest fantasy novels for young readers I've had the pleasure of getting lost in...There's as much Phantom Tollbooth here as there is Narnia...Shot through with menace and heroism, you never know what's coming next.' Cory Doctorow

Once upon a time, a girl named September told a great number of lies . . . The first lie September told was very simple indeed. It was such a tiny lie, in fact, that if you were not looking carefully, as we are, you would surely miss it. She told it on a rainy, blustery, squalling day, which is just the right sort of day to start down a strange and secret path . . . A bubble of thunder burst and spat. September's mother looked up and asked her daughter:

'Whatever are you thinking about, dear? You seem quite lost in your head.'

And September, very simply, answered, 'Oh, nothing really.'

This was wholly, thoroughly, enormously untrue.

September was thinking about Fairyland.

Praise for the Fairyland books:

'A glorious balancing act between modernism and the Victorian fairy tale, done with heart and wisdom.' Neil Gaiman

'September is a clever, fun, stronghearted addition to the ranks of bold, adventurous girls. Valente's subversive storytelling is sheer magic.' Tamora Pierce

'A mad, toothsome romp of a fairy tale - full of oddments, whimsy and joy.' Holly Black

'Valente is making new myths right now, before our eyes. Don't miss the show.' Lev Grossman

'One of the great young-adult fantasy diptychs since Lewis Carroll.' Time Magazine

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