Happily for Now (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780593179529)

Fiona wants to fix people's problems--but what if she's the one who needs help? Kelly Jones, author of Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer, delivers a funny, take-charge heroine kids will love.

Fiona may have problems, but she's no damsel in distress. She'd rather be the one wielding the wand in the story: she wants to be the fairy godperson. So when her mom sends her off to stay with relatives in a place called Cold Hope for the summer, Fiona decides it's time to start training for the role.

And wow, do these people need help Aunt Becky's bakery is failing, Great-uncle Timothy draws but never speaks, and Great-Aunt Alta is the gloomiest, doomiest woman she's ever met.

But helping people in the real world isn't as easy as it sounds in fairy tales. Change is messy. What if she's actually making things worse?

Still, with practice (and some deep breaths), Fiona will discover that sometimes messy is okay. Sometimes things do get worse before they get better. And sometimes trying to help fix other people's problems can help you work on your own...

Author: Kelly Jones
ISBN-10: 0593179528
ISBN-13: 9780593179529
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers
Language: English
Published: 05/04/2021
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.50w x 1.10d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.4
Point Value: 8
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 511789 / Happily for Now


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 04/15/2021
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 05/01/2021
School Library Journal 05/14/2021 pg. 1
Horn Book Magazine 07/01/2021 pg. 114
Publishers Weekly 07/26/2021
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2021 - Superior,Well Above Average