The Fairy Ring: Or Elsie and Frances Fool the World

By Mary Losure

Book Overview

"Well-written nonfiction that reads like a novel. . . . Secret believers of fairy stories will thoroughly enjoy this account." -- School Library Journal (starred review) The enchanting true story of a girl who saw fairies, and another with a gift for art, who concocted a story to stay out of trouble and ended up fooling the world. Mary Losure presents this enthralling true story as a fanciful narrative featuring the original Cottingley fairy photos and previously unpublished drawings and images from the family's archives. A delight for everyone with a fondness for fairies, and for anyone who has ever started something that spun out of control.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0763674958
• ISBN13: 9780763674953
• Release Date: October 2014
• Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 0.38 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 7.3"
• Age Range: 10 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 5 and higher