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Nell of Gumbling: My Extremely Normal Fairy-Tale Life
Nell of Gumbling: My Extremely Normal Fairy-Tale Life | Emma Steinkellner
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Seventh grade is no fairy tale. From the bestselling author of Okay Witch comes an utterly enchanting graphic novel-diary hybrid about a twelve-year-old girl living an ordinary life in a magical land...disappointment, friend drama, adventure, mystery, and all! You might think that life in the town of Gumbling is like something out of a storybook, but to me it's just home! I mean, sure, my dads run a magic star farm, my best friend Myra is a fairy, and my second-best friend Gil is as small as my thumb, but I'm just like any other kid. EXCEPT that one day I'm going to be a world-famous artist!!! That's why I just had to land my dream apprenticeship with THE Wiz Bravo. Too bad that instead I'm apprenticed to boring old Mrs. Birdneck in the town archives. How am I ever supposed to become a real artist if I'm stuck in the moldy dungeon of the Castle Memorial Community Center? Having the world's worst apprenticeship is bad enough, but now there are some weird strangers hanging around town who are talking about turning Gumbling into a fancy resort. And everyone is completely freaking out about it. Now it seems like all Myra cares about is saving the town--WITHOUT ME. All I want is for this school year to have a happily ever after, but that might not be so easy...
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4.5 ⭐This book was magical. It‘s part graphic novel, part, heavily illustrated middle grade fantasy. Knell lives on a star farm. Her best friend is a fairy, her second-best friend is a thumbkin, and the school know it all is a centaur. They were all getting ready to start new apprenticeships. Nell wants to be an artist however, her teacher assigned her to work with the Lore keeper. This book is expository in nature as it‘s told in journal entries,

LibrarianRyan and it‘s very well done. The reader keeps flipping pages not only because they can feel and understand the way Nell is feeling, but you want to know what‘s happening in this unique town. When some strangers come to town saying they‘re descendants of the king, and they want to make this a new roller coaster loving tourist attraction, it‘s up to Knell, and her friends find information and the keys to the kingdom to keep the new people out. This was 11mo
LibrarianRyan a fun and loving book and I really truly hope that there is a sequel.

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Kenyazero This sounds super fun! I‘ve read other books by Steinkellner and really enjoyed them. 11mo
LibrarianRyan @Kenyazero I‘ll be looking for them. 11mo
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