Fairy Dust

by Jane Denitz Smith

While nine-year-old Ruthie's mother is away on an extended business trip, her father has difficulty keeping things together and so must hire baby-sitters for assistance, but the arrival of sixteen-year-old Alice changes everything for Ruthie as she becomes intrigued by her baby-sitter's beliefs in fairies.

160 pages, Hardcover

First published January 22, 2002

About the author

Jane Denitz Smith was born in Allentown, PA, and graduated from Clark University. Her first book, Mary, By Myself, was hailed as "an impressive first novel from a promising new author" by Horn Book Magazine. She is also the author of Charlie is a Chicken published by HarperCollins. An English teacher and mother of three children, Ms. Smith lives in Massachusetts.

Reviews

[Bonnie]

A little heavier than I expected. Interesting that the cover of mine doesn't include Alice's image, just Ruthie's.

[Paige · Rating 4 out of 5]

I checked this book out from the library several times as a kid. Then and now I find the ending really rushed but that's my only complaint!

[Shriya · Rating 5 out of 5]

It's a really nice book that has mystery and Fantasy all mixed in to it!

[Jessie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Neat book!

[Olivia · Rating 5 out of 5]

I have read this book about ten times and still I cry at the really sad part.

[Maren · Rating 1 out of 5]

I didn't like this book.

[Cameron Watkins · Rating 4 out of 5]

Really liked this book, it was different than what I expected it to be. Glad I got to read it

[Angela Massengale · Rating 2 out of 5]

Eh. Didn't love it. Good idea for a story, but it wasn't as fleshed out as I would have liked.