A spark of magical fairy dust causes a hullabaloo in one Australian country town!
In faraway Nullaboo, Gemma Hart's day isn't going well. Her family might be evicted from their farm, and her science competition topic is march flies. How can she possibly win against perfect Nina, who gets to study butterflies?
But wait, that's not a feather in Gemma’s special bug catcher...it's a fairy!
Janomi the fairy isn’t supposed to talk to humans but desperately needs help. Her grandfather has been captured by the silver spiders. Gemma agrees to help Janomi and to keep the fairies' existence a secret. But her bug catcher has recorded their conversation - and Nina finds it.
With a media frenzy taking over Nullaboo, a secret government agency barges in to take control, and suddenly the fairy colony is under an even bigger threat. Gemma and her kooky family, school and resourceful neighbours must take matters into their own hands in an against-all-odds bid to save the last fairy colony on Earth.
Wise, witty, perfectly pitched book for younger readers. Nullaboo Hullabaloo also retains some of the thrilling elements of her four books for older readers.
I also love how the book shows the value of community in Nullaboo.
A great read and how beautiful are the illustrations!
I loved this. Admittedly I wasn't sure if this was my thing as I have read Fleur's other 4 books and really enjoyed the intensity and mystery of them. Nullaboo I wasn't to sure about, but Fleur didn't disappoint. There was the same feel thru this just with a younger feel. This is great for kids and I think even adults would enjoy this..... especially if you are already a Fleur Ferris devotee like me.