The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making

Published: 2012
Language: English

September lives a perfectly ordinary life in Nebraska until a leopard, a Saturday, and a wind-up key whisk her away to the magical Land of the Marvellous. There, she must navigate a world of capricious fairies, talking animals, and dangerous enchantments. It's a journey that will test her courage and change her understanding of home.

Prose complexity: 4/10

Whimsical Adventurous Lighthearted Thought-Provoking

Portal Fantasy Quest Coming of Age

Children's Books Fairy Tales Fantasy Folklore

Catherynne M. Valente

Catherynne M. Valente is an American speculative fiction writer and poet, born May 5, 1979, in Seattle, Washington. She writes fiction that blends fairy tales and myth, in a style she has termed "mythpunk," and is known for the Fairyland series, along with novels including Deathless, Palimpsest, and Space Opera.