Philippa Fisher and the Stone Fairy's Promise [Hardcover]

Liz Kessler (Author)

Book Description

Series: Philippa Fisher | Publication Date: June 3, 2010

Philippa is looking forward to spending New Year in the village where her new friend Robyn lives. But her fairy godsister, Daisy - assigned to a new job but disobeying orders as usual - turns up to warn her that Something Really Bad (SRB) is going to happen! What they don't know is that a fairy has gone missing from the ancient stone circle on the moors - and that at ATC (Above The Clouds) Headquarters, the fairy godmothers in charge have a special plan for them. A perfect story for Liz Kessler's many fans, in which humans and fairies swap worlds with dramatic and unexpected consequences.

Editorial Reviews

From Booklist

In this sequel to Philippa Fisher’s Fairy Godsister (2008) and Philippa Fisher and the Dream-Maker’s Daughter (2009), Philippa and her family return to Ravenleigh. Philippa recites a spell carved into a mysterious circle of rocks and finds herself transported to ATC (Above the Clouds), where she reconnects with her fairy godsister Daisy. Sent to locate a missing fairy, the two hope her return will preserve the links between the human and fairy worlds and prevent catastrophic harm to the earth. Themes of friendship and loyalty will appeal to young readers, as will the implausible but satisfying ending. Grades 4-6. --Kay Weisman --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Review

'Magical...this book is one whole big adventure, and you never know what will happen next. By the end of page 1 I was gripped. This novel is a real page-turner!' -- Amber, aged 11 CHICKLISH 'A fast paced, magical tale' LOVELY TREEZ READS 'I'd recommend this book to all people who like fairies or adventures' -- Ella Measey (age 10) HACK WRITERS 'Blends fantasy and real life - a must-read for ages 9 - 99!' WESTERN MORNING NEWS (CORNWALL) 'A warm and magical tale which will appeal to any young girl who understands the true value of friendship' BOOKBAG 'Enchanting and entertaining... There are always some super surprises around the corner in Kessler's sparkling Philippa Fisher books and - along with their brilliant illustrations, magical mix of fun and fantasy, love and loyalty and drama and dreams - they make perfect reading for adventurous little girls!' -- Pam Norfolk LANCASHIRE EVENING POST 'Thank you so much for this lovely book. I really enjoyed reading it. I particularly liked the way the author wrote different bits of the story from other people's points of view. A lovely book! I would give it 4 out of 5 stars because it was a wonderful read' -- Catryn, aged 10 years old ANORAK MAGAZINE 'Good fun, told in an attractively light way; great for newly launched readers' BOOKS FOR KEEPS

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 224 pages
• Publisher: Orion Childrens H/B & Trade Pb (June 3, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1842559966
• ISBN-13: 978-1842559963
• Product Dimensions: 5.1 x 0.9 x 7.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,466,757 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Liz Kessler used to live in Manchester but had taken a year off to travel around Europe in a camper van. She studied English at Loughborough University, has worked as a teacher and a journalist and has an MA in Creative Writing from Manchester Metropolitan University.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars You too can be a fairy God sister, October 17, 2010

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Paul Jutras (Florida, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Philippa Fisher and the Fairy's Promise (Hardcover)

When I first read that Philippa was going to Above the Clouds in this book I thought maybe Fairy Godmother training might of been her reward for saving her best friend Daisy in the second book of the trilogy. Turn out to be a even better story for the most part. I read the book in a single day.

Hundred of years ago Fairies and humans were best friends. Over time humans turn away from magic and focus on science (forgetting that Fairies were more than fairy tales.) Now with all of fairy kind threatened Head Command of Above the Cloud sets up a series of tests to find out how strong the friendship between Daisy and Philippa is. Tests that results in Philippa going to Above The Clouds headquarters and pretending to be a fairy so she isn't discovered as a human. If the tests are concluded to the praise of the high command the two two will be given an assignment together that could be the only way to keep the link between their worlds from closing forever. All our favorite characters from the first two books are brought fact in this thrilling tale of how magical friend ship truly is.

The only thing I didn't like about the book was around the ending. I had hope for Philippa to be given a chance to become a Fairy Godmother herself rather than Daisy's choice to help Amber. As you'll read for yourself Daisy's future fate is sort of left unanswered. Reader isn't 100% sure where she'll end up.

5.0 out of 5 stars you are gonna love this book!!, October 21, 2011

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Philip Trotman - See all my reviews

This review is from: Philippa Fisher and the Fairy's Promise (Kindle Edition)

This was the best book I have ever read!!!!! If you ask me, you should try reading «Emily Windsnap and her tail».It is also by Liz Kesler.

5.0 out of 5 stars i loved this book!!!, August 4, 2011

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rodney r scrivener - See all my reviews

This review is from: Philippa Fisher and the Fairy's Promise (Kindle Edition)

this was definitly one of my favorite books!!! it always kept me reading it and it had a marvolous ending!!! i would read it over and over!!! hopefully liz kessler will write another one!!!