The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making -- Book Trailer

Watch this book trailer video for The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making, a novel for children by Catherynne M. Valente. Twelve-year-old September lives in Omaha, and used to have an ordinary life, until her father went to war and her mother went to work. One day, September is met at her kitchen window by a Green Wind (taking the form of a gentleman in a green jacket), who invites her on an adventure, implying that her help is needed in Fairyland. The new Marquess is unpredictable and fickle, and also not much older than September. Only September can retrieve a talisman the Marquess wants from the enchanted woods, and if she doesn't ... then the Marquess will make life impossible for the inhabitants of Fairyland. September is already making new friends, including a book-loving Wyvern and a mysterious boy named Saturday.

This middle grade fantasy novel is for readers of all ages who love the charm of Alice in Wonderland and the soul of The Golden Compass. This is a reading experience unto itself: unforgettable, and so very beautiful.

""A glorious balancing act between moderism and the Victorian Fairy Tale, done with heart and wisdom."" --Neil Gaiman
""A mad, toothsome romp of a fairy tale--full of oddments, whimsy, and joy."" --Holly Black

Learn more about the children's fiction book The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making at http://us.macmillan.com/thegirlwhocircumnavigatedfairylan...

Read about author Catherynne M. Valente at http://us.macmillan.com/author/catherynnemvalente

The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making
written by Catherynne M. Valente
Published by Feiwel and Friends
An imprint of Macmillan Children's Publishing Group

The music in this video is the song September's Rhyme by S.J. Tucker, used with permission of the artist. Find out more at http://music.skinnywhitechick.com/track/septembers-rhyme

LYRICS
green and black
yellow, red
rub your belly, pat your head
corners, edges
middle part
close one eye before you start
nine times backwards
sideways 'round
opens doors you've never found
key flies in without a sound,
key flies in without a sound
leopard whiskers
colored coat
let the lie escape your throat
circus dances open roads
seal the spell: there must be blood
fly through kisses
don't be rude
to latitude or longitude
solve the puzzle
turn the key
bleed a bit and then fly free

hold your courage, pumpkin dear.

one shoe off

the way is clear

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[islalader]

I can't wait for the squeal to come out and right now I'm reading the prequel

[islalader]

The Marques disliked this

[starfireelf15]

I loved this book!!

[789melissa]

Anyone else think the song was creepy?

[XxsukimixX]

this was a good book

[islalader]

@TheAsbyrne

well u are rude

[maximumfat11]

@TheAsbyrne well if it was so boring the why just ranodmly did u just happend to watch it?

[maximumfat11]

kool i love the song

[RykerBoy00]

What's with the the people saying it's boring, the music is amazingly hypnotic and the book looks great...

[gamergirl189]

pretty ^_^