The Fairy Ring: Or Elsie and Frances Fool the World (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780763656706)

The enchanting true story of a girl who saw fairies, and another with a gift for art, who concocted a story to stay out of trouble and ended up fooling the world.

Frances was nine when she first saw the fairies. They were tiny men, dressed all in green. Nobody but Frances saw them, so her cousin Elsie painted paper fairies and took photographs of them "dancing" around Frances to make the grown-ups stop teasing. The girls promised each other they would never, ever tell that the photos weren't real. But how were Frances and Elsie supposed to know that their photographs would fall into the hands of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle? And who would have dreamed that the man who created the famous detective Sherlock Holmes believed ardently in fairies -- and wanted very much to see one? Mary Losure presents this enthralling true story as a fanciful narrative featuring the original Cottingley fairy photos and previously unpublished drawings and images from the family's archives. A delight for everyone with a fondness for fairies, and for anyone who has ever started something that spun out of control.
Back matter includes source notes, a bibliography, and an index.

Author: Mary Losure
ISBN-10: 0763656704
ISBN-13: 9780763656706
Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
Language: English
Published: 03/27/2012
Pages: 192
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 7.40h x 5.60w x 0.70d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5.9
Point Value: 3
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 150084 / Fairy Ring, Or, Elsie and Frances Fool the World

Award: Society of Midland Authors Award - Winner

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 01/01/2012
Voice of Youth Advocates 02/01/2012 pg. 618 - Recommended - Readable
Publishers Weekly 02/06/2012 pg. 63
Horn Book Magazine 03/01/2012 pg. 130
Booklist 03/01/2012 pg. 46
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 04/01/2012
School Library Journal 05/01/2012 pg. 130
Booklist Ed Choice Youth 01/01/2013 pg. 11
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2012 pg. 176 - Outstanding, Noteworthy In Style