Colfer, Chris. The Wishing Spell. New York: Little, Brown and Company, 2012. 464p.
Studious twelve-year-old Alex and her witty twin brother Conner fall into the Land of Stories after being sucked into a beloved fairy tale book given to them by their grandmother. While meeting many of the characters from the fairy tales they remember from childhood, they learn that the kingdoms within the Land of Stories can be very dangerous. They discover a journal containing a wishing spell and set out to find the wishing spell's items in order to return home to their mother, but a fierce opponent stands in their way.
This thrilling, adventurous, and laugh-out-loud funny book is an outstanding choice for strong readers who are familiar with fairy tales from their own childhoods and have active imaginations! After reading this first book in The Land of Stories series, students will be excited to check out its sequels!
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