Recommended Ages: Gr. 2-5

Plot Summary: Wicked Nix and the rest of the fairies left him alone in the forest. He is heartbroken and lonely and confused, but he's also determined to keep the forest free of evil people so that the Queen of the Fairies will integrate him into the fairies again. When a people moves into a cottage, Nix promises to get rid of him. He threatens the people, but when he realizes the people are protections against fairies, Nix is stuck. Thankfully wise Rose has the solutions for daisy chain on the door and the iron nails scattered on the ground so that Nix can try his versions of his magical threats. Will Nix succeed? Will Rose find happiness?

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Characters:
Wicked Nix - learned to find food and live in the forest by himself after being abandoned, knows the forest very very well
Mr. Green - part of the hills and trees, appears to Wicked Nix when called, protects all those that live in the forest
Rose - AKA Rose the Wise, human girl that Nix travels to for advice, likely has ADHD, her mom criticizes her for not being able to sit still, her mom is scared of fairies
old man-people - moves into a cottage in the forest, possibly 50 or 60 years old, balding, fixing up the cottage by himself

Recurring Themes: belonging, abandonment, fairies, family, perspective, surprise ending

Controversial Issues:
It is possible that Nix's true identity would scare some children

Personal Thoughts: This quick fantasy turned deep and dark and heartbreaking. It was very engaging with a good mix of character development and action. This could make a good parent child book discussion because of the many possible questions.

Genre: Fantasy

Pacing: fast - wide margins, larger font, short book, suspenseful, little description
Characters: well developed
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I'm not giving this a star rating because mine is the first rating/review and this book really didn't work for me, but I think others are going to really like it and I don't want to set a precedent. I'll try to remember to come back when there are some more ratings/reviews so that mine can blend in to the crowd.