### From School Library Journal Grade 610In New Avalon, most everyone has a personal fairy. Charlie, 14, has a parking fairy; if she is in a car, a perfect parking spot is found on the first try. But since Charlie doesn't drive and hates exhaust, she thinks she's been cursed. Her friend Rochelle ha
How to Ditch Your Fairy
โ Scribed by Justine Larbalestier
- Publisher
- Allen & Unwin;Bloomsbury
- Year
- 2008;2010
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 145 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9781599903798
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โฆ Synopsis
Welcome to New Avalon, where everyone has a personal fairy. Though invisible to the naked eye, a personal fairy, like a specialized good luck charm, is vital to success. And in the case of the students at New Avalon Sports High, it might just determine whether you make the team, pass a class, or find that perfect outfit. But for 14-year-old Charlie, having a Parking Fairy is worse than having nothing at allespecially when the school bully carts her around like his own personal parking pass. Enter: The Plan. At first, teaming up with arch-enemy Fiorenza (who has an All-The-Boys-Like-You Fairy) seems like a great idea. But when Charlie unexpectedly gets her hearts desire, it isnt at all what she thought it would be like, and shell have resort to extraordinary measures to ditch her fairy. The question is: will Charlie herself survive the fairy ditching experiment? From the author of the acclaimed Magic or Madness trilogy, this is a delightful story of fairies, friendships, and figuring out how to make your own magic.
Library : Fantasy
Formats : EPUB
ISBN : 9781741757378
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