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Firefly and the Quest of the Black Squirrel

Illustrations By: Tara Larsen Chang

Inside you is the power to do anything

Anathema Bane has created a curse so powerful that it will not stop until all life on Earth is extinct ...

Firefly, along with some old and new friends, has been chosen to stop this Perfect Curse. To do so her fairy team must travel long roads, seek help from strange creatures, and, if they are brave enough, enter a place so hidden it can only be found under the light of a Blue moon.

What if you discovered you had magical fairy powers? Meet the girls of The Fairy Chronicles, otherwise normal girls like you with special gifts. Their extraordinary adventures will change the world!

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Chapter One: Spring Break-
Chapter Two: Camping-
Chapter Three: New Faces at Fairy Circle
Chapter Four: The Black Squirrel-
Chapter Five: The Dwarf and the Squit-
Chapter Six: The Black Stag-
Chapter Seven: Blue Moon Clover-
Chapter Eight: The Shadow of Death and the Light of Life
Fairy Fun -
Fairy Facts -

Excerpt

Excerpt

Firefly, Marigold, Periwinkle, and Thistle all sat quietly, thinking how horrible it would be if their fairy spirits were taken from them, and how sad it was that Magnolia would never remember any of the wonderful things about being a fairy. Periwinkle’s snail spirit guide, perched on her shoulder, sighed and shook his head sadly.

Next, Madam Toad cleared her throat and said, “Now let me introduce our guest for today.” As she said this, a small, solid-black squirrel stepped out from behind the trunk of the silver fir.

Reviews

Reviews

BN.com Kendra Michaels
A Book That Can Teach, Surprising
We didn’t even know that black squirrels exist. My 6 year old son and I have been reading this book together. We have learned that there really are black squirrels, and we have learned something about the cycles of the moon. He is actually pouring over a calendar trying to understand ’how the moon works’ and we have done some looking at the actual moon. Now here’s the really surprising part. He wants to try both kinds of asparagus, white and green, because this book has a segment on asparagus. How much better can a children’s book get? Learning about animals and moons, and making children WANT to eat veggies. I have totally not even mentioned the fantasy parts of this book that include magical animals like a black stag and a squit, or goblins and dwarves. There is an important mission to break a curse too. My son also wants to go camping now, since that is how the fairies start off in the story. They are on a camping trip. Great, Great Book!

Margaret Downy
Terrific Fairy Story
I have always loved fairies, and I really like this book. The fairies go on a camping trip, then attend their fairy circle meeting. Then they set off on a mission to find a dwarf, the Black Stag, and blue moon clover needed to stop a terrible curse. They travel through the Forgotten Forest on their adventure, and of course they save the world in the end. The personalities of the girls are very likable, and the magical characters, in addition to the fairies, are a lot of fun. I highly recommend this book to all lovers of fairy stories, fairytales, children’s fantasy, and wholesome stories with values and morals.

Jessica Carl
My daughter really did like it.
I was somewhat skeptical about this series at first, but my daughter received this book as a gift and really liked it. She is now walking around the house saying “pop” to change into a fairy and asking if anyone has seen her wand. We have started reading the online books at the website. Some of them are funny and some of them are serious. A few of the stories are somewhere in the middle like this one. My daughter and I both like the many different characters. This book has good variety in that way since it is a story with a dwarf, a black squirrel, a squitt, goblins, a black stag, and brownies. The Forgotten Forest sounds like a beautiful and tranquil place. It really carried us away in the end.

Diane Rinaldo
Black Squirrels and Black Stags
I had no idea that there really are black squirrels and black deer. Once again, the writer of this series has mixed realism with fantasy for this story. The information about Blue Moons is also interesting. When my daughter and I Googled Blue Moons, we found out even more about them and are now watching for them. We also searched for black squirrels and have enjoyed the online pics of these little critters. We are wondering what the other colors in this story might mean. “Purple Meadow, Red Squit, White Meadow, Pink Periwinkle.” Is this just a variety of colors or do they mean something to the story? We have found a few things hidden in some of the other Fairy Chronicles books so this has made us curious. This series is taking a very interesting shape so far. The fairy camping trip described in this book, and the discussion about growing white asparagus, were also interesting. This story has a nice nature theme and it is our favorite so far of this series.

Amazon.co.uk A. Driscoll
Unique Storyline_Very Appealing
I was glad I bought this book because it very much surprised me. The writer mixed up a lot of things for a unique combination of items to make up this storyline. (black squirrel, nature, camping, meaning in trees, dwarf, fairies, responsibility, blue moons, magical blue moon clover, Black Stag, shedding antlers, hornets, ghost leaves, American Indian fairy) What is veryy interesting is some of the real things mixed up with the magical ones. I almost believed the whole thing!
One message is very important and stands out in this book, that life is more important than earthly treasures. I thought the squit part was very cute and clever too. And I almost believed in him too! Because of his job of catching air-flies and spreading spores and lichens.
This was a fun book for me to read and very surprising. It makes me want to read more about fairies.

Heike Clarke
"Great Fairy Adventure"
I wouldn’t exactly call the books in this series sequels. They are more like a continuation of a big overall story. However, even though the books are connected, they are fun to read on their own. The adventures the fairies are having are very separate stories, and I think they are getting better. I actually read Book 4 of the series at the website before ever picking up Books 1-3. Book 4 so far is my two daughters’ favorite, mine too. The dwarf and his squit are our favorite characters.
Protecting nature is a nice theme running throughout the series and this book has a lot of messages relating to conservation and preservation. But it is not preachy which we like. There is just some information about parks and wildlife worked into the storyline. Gnome gardening is again part of this book as it was for the earlier books.
We liked the trip through the forest and the tension of the importance of the mission. When information was added in about blue moon clover and squits, it made the story even more fun. The run-in with the hornets was a little scary. Good thing Marigold was along on this journey. It is very convenient that each of the fairies’ gifts contributed nicely to the adventure, but the way these things were worked into the story was believable.
I will be reading this again with my two girls. It is a very good story.

Amazon.ca Pressa Herbert
Lose Yourself in an Amazing Fairy World
Wow! I’ve read a lot of fairy books over the years, but I have never read a fairy story like this. At the beginning of the book, you wonder if you actually have a fairy book in your hands because the story starts off with real girls. I didn’t know the fairies were real girls too. That is very interesting and very believable. The information about blue moons is also interesting, and real, and accurate. Except it doesn’t put forth many of the superstitions surrounding blue moons, unless you count the blue moon clover of the story with healing properties. The long and short of this is that the fairies save the world, all of the animals and humankind, and they are only nine-year-old girls. That is pretty amazing. The magic of the book is fun too with a goblin, a squit ( I had never heard of one), a dwarf, a magical Black Stag, and a talking black squirrel. A lot of fun and worth reading twice or more!

Betty Dravis
A wonderful series! Realistic fairies come alive before your eyes!
J. H. Sweet ...
What a treat ...
Writing ’bout fairies,
she can’t be beat.
Book one was pure delight;
Book two is "out of sight."
Book three is a kid’s dream,
Book four will make them beam.
But wait till you see what’s in store;
of fairy books, she has plenty more.
Each of this author’s books stands alone as far as storyline, and I discovered something new about fairies and fairy lore in each one. She’s a fine writer, so good at her craft that the fairies came alive for me. Interesting storylines, colorful characters in an exciting, entertaining format. Highly recommended.

Genevra Ilym
Nice Dose of Values
This is a strong group of little girls taking on challenges and following a set of rules. They are doing good things and helping to solve problems. The book seems to have a very positive outlook on life that includes teamwork and respect for one another and all life, even "earthworms". The fairies are a good combination of character types with varying backgrounds, even including a Native American fairy, Periwinkle, with a spirit guide. My kids were tremendously interested in this. I think this book is good for them as it puts forth good values.

Chynna Barrie
Progressing to More Serious Themes
This is the 4th book in this series and actually has a life and death theme. It focuses on how important life is and the seriousness of the mission to find healing blue moon clover to stop a terrible curse. My daughter and I both loved the ending of this story when Firefly receives the small gift of the golden acorn but lets us know that it is not nearly as important to her as the good news that the curse is ended and the black squirrels are all healed.
We also love the squit and the idea that the squit might be a magical dwarf mind trick, instead of being real (as if squits could be real at all). We believed they were until the author threw a monkey wrench into the mix with the fairy handbook entry describing the possible dwarf mind trick. My daughter now wants me to buy her a stuffed squit, and I don’t know what to tell her. It doesn’t appear that there are any toys related to this series, but I might be able to make her one. Of course I won’t be able to get it to pop around like a "piece of popcorn that keeps on popping."
Another serious part of this story is when we find out Magnolia lost her fairy spirit. I didn’t really understand this part of the storyline, other than it setting a serious tone, but I read a statement from the author that this event is key to a future book of the series. This is a fun book with a serious theme, but with some light aspects to counter the seriousness. I recommend it very highly.

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• Length: 8.50 in
• Width: 5.50 in
• Height: 5.50 in
• Weight: 5.50 oz
• Page Count: 128 pages