In "The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making," young September is whisked away from her mundane life in Omaha to the enchanting world of Fairyland. Guided by a mysterious Green Wind and accompanied by a charming cast of characters—including a marf owl and a dragon—September embarks on a quest to reclaim her stolen shadow and restore balance to Fairyland. Along the way, she encounters whimsical creatures, faces challenges, and discovers her own courage and identity. With themes of adventure, friendship, and growing up, the story weaves a magical tapestry that celebrates the power of imagination. [Generated by language model - please report any problems].

This book is the winner of numerous awards

This book is part of a book series called Fairyland Series .

This book is aimed at children at US 5th grade-9th grade.

This book has been graded for interest at 10-14 years.

There are 288 pages in this book.

It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.

This book was published in 2012 by St Martin's Press .

Catherynne M. Valente is the New York Times bestselling author of The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making (Much-in-Little, 2012). She lives on an island off the coast of Maine. Jonah Winter is a poet and painter as well as a children's book author. His first picture book about Diego Rivera, Diego, was named as one of 100 best American children's books of the 20th century by Amazon. com. Ana Juan's witty, dream-like paintings have appeared on book and album jackets, film festival posters and in numerous magazines.