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The Wishing Spell (The Land of Stories, #1)

by Chris Colfer

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Sammy B said: " Summary: This book starts by two twins, Alex and Conner Bailey, getting a book from their dead father's mother, or their grandma. She gave this book to them for their 12th birthday. It was a book of fairy tales,the book that their grandmother read to Summary: This book starts by two twins, Alex and Conner Bailey, getting a book from their dead father's mother, or their grandma. She gave this book to them for their 12th birthday. It was a book of fairy tales,the book that their grandmother read to them when they were young. It meant a lot to both of them. Alex, who loved school and reading, was reading it one day when it started humming and turned bright yellow. Conner came into her room and they were trying to fond out what was going on, when a bird flew out. Alex put her arm in the yellow, portal-looking spot where the pages were. She then discovered that she come climb in, and she did, but fell to the ground because the 'portal' was in the sky. Her brother soon followed her.

They were found by a giant frog, walking and dressed like a man. He took them to his cottage and was very nice to them. Conner and Alex wanted to get home so they asked the frog man, or 'froggy' as Conner called him, how to get home. He gave them a journal that had a list of ingredients to make a 'Wishing Spell' that could give them one wish, witch would to get home. They set of on their journey, met many mythical animals and people, such as Snow white, mermaids, Jack and the bean stalk, Little Red Riding hood,goblin and trolls, and fairies. Alex was thrilled, while Conner though the whole thing was a little too girly with the fairies and princesses. While there they found out that their grandmother was the Fairy Godmother. It bother Conner to know that he was part fairy, but Alex loved the idea. They finally gathered all the things they needed, and made the wish to go home. They were home again with their mother, and never messed with the book again.

Characters: Alex, Conner, and The Fairy Godmother. Alex loves school, and love to read, but doesn't have very many friends. She had blue eyes and strawberry blond hair, just like her father. She loved her dad more than anyone else, and her dad would always tell her fairy tales. Conner falls asleep in class, and is not the best student, but he tries his best in school. He has many friends, but would always give up hanging out with them to be with his sister. He is always by her side and there for her. He has blue eyes and strawberry blond hair, just like his sister and father. Their, grandma, the Fairy Godmother, loves her grand children, but is not always around because she travels the world helping the poor and reading to children.

Setting: The story takes place in 2012, in the summer. It takes place some at the school and the Bailey's home, but mostly in the fairy tale world. In that world, they visit the Elf Empire, The Dwarf Forest, where they meet Froggy, The Corner Kingdom, The Norther Kingdom,The Charming Kingdom, The Red Riding Hood Kingdom, The Troll and Goblin Territory, The Fairy Kingdom, Mermaid Bay, and The Sleeping Kingdom.

Conflict: The conflict is that they are searching for the Wishing Spell items and they are trapped in a fairy tale world.

Resolution: They find friends and have some help to fin the items to the Wishing Spell. They wish to go home and they are reunited with their family and home.

Opinion: I liked the beginning to this book, and I think it is well written. The rest however, was not as well written, almost as if it was rushed. It was a good story, though. It was definitely not my favorite book, but I liked it.

Recommendation: If you liked this book because of the magic and mythical animals, I recommend reading the Harry Potter books. If you liked this book because there was a hidden world, I recommend the Percy Jackson Books. ...more "

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"Conner and Bailey discover that their grandma is The fairy godmother. They are surprised and don't understand why she waited until they were twelve to tell them." — Apr 16, 2014 09:16AM

May 20, 2014 07:31AM · see review