Annabel Tippens seems like an ordinary little girl, with short blond hair and very good manners. But Annabel is actually quite unusual. Instead of parents, she has Gloria, a tiny white dog who talks and wears a gold collar. Annabel never wonders why her life is different, until one day a cat named Belinda tells her the truth -- she′s not just a little girl, she′s half fairy! But now that she knows the truth, will her whole life have to change?
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The Best Book Ever-Just right for girls!,
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This review is from: No Flying In The House (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition) (Harper Trophy Books) (School & Library Binding)
Hello, I am 8 years old. We had a book fair at my school. I couldn't find anything, but finally I found this book. I looked at some of the pictures and I decided to buy it. I couldn't stop reading it, it was soooooo good! My homework is to read 20 minutes a day, but one day I read 120 minutes because this book was so good! I love this book, you have to read it!
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This is the one book I remember most growing up. I had worn out my paperback copy & have searched for YEARS for another!! FINALLY! Thank you, amazon.com!! This book sparked my imagination & Gloria was the first dog I ever loved!! (Soon followed by many "real" dogs in my life.) My FAVORITE book -- which didn't go over very well in job interviews when they asked that question!! :) Well, that just shows they hadn't read it!! I STILL can't kiss my elbows, but I do fly in my dreams!! You will, too, after you read it! ENJOY!
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One of my "remembered favorites"; different upon rereading..,
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I rated this book as a "5" based on the happy memories I had of it as a child. I read it during "free-read" time in 1st grade. Then I lost track of it. But I always remembered Gloria the fairy dog and the little girl who could kiss her elbow. I remembered the story as ending very sadly - with Gloria turning herself to a statue because of something Felicity did. That image - of someone being so deeply disappointed that she literally "turned to stone" haunted me for years. Recently, I found a copy of the book and reread it. To my surprise, there's a *happy* ending where everything is tied up neatly, and Gloria is not trapped as a golden dog statue forever. What a change, how different.... I actually like the way I *remembered* the ending better. But still, this is a wonderful book, Gloria is still one of my favorite characters (I remember wishing I had a tiny dog who could talk, just like Gloria). It's a good fantasy book, not tough reading, but not insultingly easy (or I would guess upon my adult rereading) for a reasonably adept beginning reader.
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One morning before breakfast Mrs. Van stepped out on her terrace to look at the ocean. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
golden toys, golden cat, golden dog, diamond eyes, emerald eyes Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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One morning before breakfast Mrs. Van stepped out on her terrace to look at the ocean. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
golden toys, golden cat, golden dog, diamond eyes, emerald eyes Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Miss Peach, Miss Clemments, Beatrice Cox, Princess Felicia New!
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- What Else Should I Read? Guiding Kids to Good Books, Vol. 2 by Matt Berman on page 103, and page 134
- How Reading Changed My Life by Anna Quindlen on page 78
- Seven Times Smarter: 50 Activities, Games, and Projects to Develop the Seven Intelligences of Your Child by Laurel Schmidt on page 83
- Literature of Delight: A Critical Guide to Humorous Books for Children by Kimerly Olson Fakih on page 35
- Bridges to Reading, 36: Teaching Reading Skills with Children's Literature by Suzanne I. Barchers on page 87
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