Changeling

by Delia Sherman

Overview

A determined heroine, a quest? adventure galore!

Neef is a changeling, a human baby stolen by fairies and replaced with one of their own. She lives in ?New York Between,? a Manhattan that exists side by side with our own, home to various creatures of folklore. Neef has always been protected by her fairy godmother?until she breaks a Fairy Law. Now, unless she can meet the challenge of the Green Lady of Central Park, she'll be sacrificed! Neef is determined to beat the rap?but time is running out . . .

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781440630446
Publisher:	Penguin Young Readers Group
Publication date:	07/17/2008
Sold by:	Penguin Group
Format:	eBook
Pages:	304
File size:	768 KB
Age Range:	8 - 12 Years

About the Author

Delia Sherman lives in New York City.

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

Readers will love the feisty, irrepressibly optimistic Neef. ùSchool Library Journal

Plenty of urban hipness and a girl hero who thinks on her feet! ùTamora Pierce

Editorial Reviews

Gr 5-8-Sherman's tongue is firmly and delightfully in cheek in this contemporary fantasy that blends children's literature and pop culture in an effervescent witch's brew with a strong scent of edgy attitude. Neef, the mortal changeling first introduced in the author's short story, "CATNYP" (The Faery Reel, Viking, 2004), lives in New York Between, a parallel Manhattan of elves, fairies, demons, vampires, and other spirits. Stolen by fairies who replaced her with one of their own, she is protected by her fairy godmother, Astris, a white rat. With a nod to "Cinderella," Neef sneaks out to the annual Solstice Dance in Central Park, breaking a rule and losing the protection of the Green Lady, the Genius of Central Park. Neef, as hip as any contemporary 12-year-old New Yorker, bargains with the Green Lady. If the changeling successfully accomplishes three tasks, she won't be thrown out of the park or have the dangerous spirits of the Wild Hunt after her. At the annual Eloise Awards for the Most Spoiled Child, Neef runs into her fairy changeling counterpart, who helps with the quest. The novel is delightfully full of allusions to children's books (the Water Rat and Stuart Little live in Central Park), fairy-tale motifs, and contemporary culture (the Green Lady talks as tough as a character on The Sopranos). Readers will love the feisty, irrepressibly optimistic Neef, delight in the sheer cleverness of the story, and never look at New York in the same way again.-Connie Tyrrell Burns, Mahoney Middle School, South Portland, ME Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.

School Library Journal

Readers will love the feisty, irrepressibly optimistic Neef.—School Library Journal

Plenty of urban hipness and a girl hero who thinks on her feet! —Tamora Pierce

From the Publisher