The Horn Book Guide

OLDER FICTION

Valente, Catherynne M.

The Girl Who Raced Fairyland All the Way Home

308 pp. | Feiwel | March, 2016 | Trade ISBN 978-1-250-02351-3 $16.99 | Ebook ISBN 978-1-250-08026-4

(2) YA Illustrated by Ana Juan. Human girl September (The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making and sequels) finds herself the reluctant new ruler of Fairyland. To complicate matters, she's obliged to compete in the Cantankerous Derby against all of Fairyland's previous monarchs. September's story has increased in poignancy throughout the series. Here, loose ends are tied up neatly, and loved ones reunited.

Reviewer: Katie Bircher | Horn Book Magazine Issue: July, 2016