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Gr 9-Up Ellie Spencer wakes to the realization that there are empty beer cans at the foot of her bed and a boy on her floor. Neither is acceptable at her boarding school on the South Island of New Zealand. She remembers her promise to Kevin to assist with fight choreography for a production of "Midsummer Night's Dream", directed by beautiful Iris Tsang, who, to Ellie's extreme annoyance, has a crush on Kevin. Ellie literally runs into mysterious and gorgeous Mark Nolan, receiving an odd shock in the ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

A spin on the recent spate of fiction about teenagers discovering their connection with the faerie world, Healey's fantasy engages the Maori mythology of her home as well as A Midsummer Night's Dream. Boarding school student Ellie Spence becomes involved with a couple of patupaiarehe—...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Boarding school student Ellie becomes involved with the <i>patupaiarehe</i>--fairies who inhabited New Zealand before humans. Even as s...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

A thrilling and strikingly original story. Karen Healey expertly combines elements of fantasy, humor, romance, and coming of age. Ellie is a remarkable protagonist. She is acidly funny and yet a great friend to the people she cares about most; she is winningly self-deprecating, but she also has a black belt in tae kwon do and isn’t afraid to use it. The ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More