| Fairies -- Juvenile fiction |
| Magic -- Juvenile fiction |
| Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction |
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Mischievous woodland fairy Nix is up to no good. His beloved fairy queen has gone away, leaving him with a very important job: He must protect the forest from a most dangerous enemy-humans.
When a determined invader trespasses on his territory, Nix's skills are put to the test as he invents several wicked tricks to chase the sorry fellow away. But when his efforts don't go quite according to plan, it becomes clear that this intruder-and this sprite-may not be at all what they seem.
This gorgeous new fairytale by acclaimed author Lena Coakley, with illustrations by rising illustration star Jaime Zollars, explores the timeless bonds of family and the joy of finding home in unexpected places.
" Wicked Nix is like any other fairy food-it is delightful; it will cut you to the core. With humor and heartbreak, devastating loss and the hope of connection, Wicked Nix is a meditation on the lies we tell ourselves to protect ourselves, and the unexpected ways we might build a family. A sharp, startling, wondrous story."
-Kelly Barnhill, Newbery medalist for The Girl Who Drank the Moon
"Sheer delight." -Kathy Stinson, author of Red Is Best and The Man with the Violin
" Wicked Nix is a rare and enchanting book. Equal parts mischievous and poignant-this story is destined to linger in the hearts of all readers lucky enough to discover its magic. Easily the best fairy story I've read in years."
-Jonathan Auxier, NYT bestselling author of The Night Gardener
Reviews (4)
School Library Journal Review
Gr 3-5-Charged by the fairy Queen to keep the forest free of "peoples," Wicked Nix is furious when an old man moves into the abandoned cottage in the woods. Despite Nix's best fairy mischief, the man paints the cottage, plants a garden, and prepares to make a home. In a confrontation with Nix, the man is surprised to find Nix is not a real fairy but a boy, stolen by the fairies long ago. Nix's first-person narrative has a poignant charm; his journey from changeling to beloved brother and follower to hero, is smoothly developed at a lively pace. Secondary characters are precisely drawn and integral to the action. Black-and-white illustrations are scattered throughout. VERDICT Read alone or read aloud, Coakley's tale has a tangible sense of wonder that conjures a cozy magic. A strong purchase.-Janice M. Del Negro, GSLIS Dominican University, River Forest, IL © Copyright 2018. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Horn Book Review
Nix, an impish woodland fairy, is left behind when the other fairies go to the Summer Country. He's lonely, but still he's outraged when "a people" (read: a person) moves into a cottage in the forest. Nix soon finds out that he has more in common with this "man-people" than he had suspected. Fanciful, detailed black-and-white illustrations complement the mysterious tone of the text. (c) Copyright 2019. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Kirkus Review
When a man-people moves into the old cottage in the woods, Wicked Nix isn't happy.Having been given temporary responsibility for the forest, Wicked Nix is afraid that when the Good Queen returns from the Summer Country, she'll be angry to see a people living in the woods. That's not allowed, according to fairy rule. And if the Good Queen is angry at Wicked Nix, she might leave him behind again when all the other fairies go to the Summer Country at next Midsummer, like she did last year. So Wicked Nix sets to work trying to trick the man-people into leaving, using ideas inspired by his friends Mr. Green and Rose the Wise, a little girl-people with "strange and amazing powers." But as Wicked Nix learns more about the man-people, he begins to suspect all is not what it seems. Coakley offers up a secretive tale with an abundance of turns and surprises, illustrated with Zollars' black-and-white sketches (in which Rose the Wise presents black and the man-people and Wicked Nix have pale skin). The worldbuilding in this short tale occasionally feels forced and at times inconsistent, but readers pulled in by the premise will enjoy puzzling through unreliable-narrator Wicked Nix's mysteries.This dark twist on the old legend of stolen children is a spooky, compelling read. (Fantasy. 8-12) Copyright Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.
Booklist Review
*Starred Review* Nix, the foulest of the fairies, lives in the forest near a village, subsisting on fairy gifts from townspeople or anything he can scrounge up ( it's not stealing if you're a fairy ), all while waiting for the return of the fairy queen who abandoned him last summer. When a strange, bald man moves into a cottage in the forest, Nix is certain it will anger his queen and ruin his chances to be accepted back into her fold, so he sets out to use his mischievous fairy magic to scare the man away. But Nix's magic isn't very powerful, and the man in the cottage is quite wily. Readers will probably catch on early that Nix isn't truly a fairy, but that doesn't mean there's no magic here: some of Nix's fantastical-sounding tales turn out to be true after all, and there's plenty of empowering magic in his gradual realizations about family. Coakley nicely captures the salty, determined voice of impish Nix, who's utterly convinced of his own magic and feels most at home cradled in the trees, and she strikes a thoughtful balance between fairy tales and the realistic feelings of loss and love. An underlying message that freewheeling independence and family aren't mutually exclusive is particularly well-handled. The succinct, fairy-tale narrative style and heartwarming conclusion should make this especially appealing to kids starting to get a handle on chapter books.--Sarah Hunter Copyright 2018 Booklist