How To Ditch Your Fairy, by Justine Larbalestier (Bloomsbury, 2008)

Unlike most places, in New Avalon, almost everyone has an invisible personal fairy to help them in some aspect of their lives. To her dismay, Charlie Steele’s fairy helps her find the perfect parking spot, which makes her popular with those who have cars, but otherwise does her no good at all. She’ll do anything to get rid of it. Unfortunately, her efforts lead to mischief, misadventures and more demerits than any student deserves. Worse still, once she succeeds in getting a new fairy, she ends up worse than before. What’s a girl to do? With its quirky plot, slightly off-kilter setting, and memorable protagonist,this is definitely a book to check out if you need a dose of humor. Thoroughly enjoyable, and deserving of more stories set in this world.


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