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Philippa Fisher's Fairy Godsister

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This book is the PERFECT follow on from the Emily Windsnap books!

Every young girl (and many adults too!) will relate to Philippa Fisher and the problems and situations she faces. And the character of Daisy (the fairy) is intriguing and original. Yes, she may be a little bad-tempered to begin with, but as you read on, you begin to understand why. And the fact that fairies have their own lessons to learn is a lovely idea. She may not be the traditional wand-holding fairy, but then Emily Windsnap isn't a traditional hair-brushing mermaid either! And like the Emily Windsnap books, this book has a wonderful message for young girls: be yourself, be happy with what you've got, be good to your friends, believe in magic - and in fairies!

I checked out this book from my class library and LOVED it.I can relate to some of Philippa's problems to.At first Daisy has a bad temper(and she kinda made me mad) in the beginning but you soon know why.Overall I loved this book and I recomend this book to everyone I know.



Peace Love Happiness,
Angie

P.S. I'm 10 (11 in 2 months) and this is my mom's acount.

Philippa Fisher is your average 11½ year old -- her parents are embarrassing and she wishes she was popular. When her best friend moves away, she is so sad that she comes to the attention of the fairy godmothers. They assign Daisy, who's never worked with humans before, to Philippa's case. Daisy must grant Philippa three wishes, but Daisy also has her own lessons to learn about compassion if she wants to advance in fairy society.

I listened to the audiobook version of Philippa Fisher's Fairy Godsister with my 9 year old daughter, Tali. We thought Philippa was charming and that the audiobook reader, Kate Reinders, did a wonderful job with all of the characters. In fact, the perfection of the reading was one of the best parts of my experience with this novel and I often found myself smiling at Ms. Reinders' delightful voices.

As an adult reader, I thought Philippa Fisher's Fairy Godsister was highly predictable and I am weary of the I-wish-I-was-popular and my-parents-are-so-weird themes. But Tali isn't tired of these yet and the "be yourself" message comes across effectively, even if the characters' sudden epiphanies and changes in attitude seemed unrealistic to me. Particularly well done was Philippa's realization that the mean girl is popular because nobody wants to be on her bad side.

Overall, Philippa Fisher's Fairy Godsister is a sweet, if predictable and unoriginal, story with a good lesson for young girls. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend it to girls who enjoy these types of stories and I may decide to read further in this series if my daughter wants to read them with me.

We got this book for our twelve year-old daughter who had devoured the mermaid books by this author. I read it first, and could not put it down. It is modern and funny and definitely something that young girls can relate to. Our daughter enjoyed it just as much! I definitely would recommend this for 9 - 14 year olds (plus their parents).

I fear Liz Kessler should have stuck with mermaids. Her main character Philippa Fisher is dealing with issues of interest to junior high age girls and they are the target audience for this novel. Philippa is a well-developed solid character. Daisy, the mean-spirited fairy god-sister, on the other hand is very un-fairy-like with her hostile attitude and Magicell Phone. Give me instead a gentle fairy with a magic wand any day! This is definitely not a read aloud novel to share with a younger child. They would find it even more disconcerting than I did to encounter a negative fairy.

I liked this book so much that I am starting on book #2- Philippa Fisher and Dream Maker's Daughter with plans to finish the series with book #3. I am looking into more books by Liz Kessler.

This book is truly great! I read it in about 1-2 weeks. I have to say I can be a very slow reader. Yet, this book was a page turner. It inspired me to read more. After I read this book, I wanted to draw more also. I don't know why. As I thought about what to draw, fairies always came to mind. This is a terrific book!!!

The only thing wrong with this book was that it had to end. The book was so good, I can compare it to Harry Potter. My 7 year old and I read this, I read to her a little each night and then she would read to herself. By the next night when I went to read to her again, I had to go back and read the 50 pages I had missed because she read so much the night before (that is just how good this book is). You truly cannot put it down. Liz Kessler's imaginative writing must continue in other books, she truly has a gift!

Gram's daughter --- Jen

This book is about a girl named Philippa who meets her
fairy godsister, Daisy, who gives her 3 wishes.
I like this book because the wishes go very differently than she thinks they will.
My favorite character is Daisy because she is a fairy and a godsister!
You should read this book because it is funny and awesome!
ET4R

Philippa Fisher tales are perfect books for girls who love mermaids! Great story, hope there will be more coming out, my daughter loves them!