My Extremely Normal Fairy-Tale Life

Written by Emma Steinkellner

Book #1 in the Nell of Gumbling series

In a magical land, Nell's dream apprenticeship turns into a quest to save her world and friendships.

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224 pages· GN600L

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In the Magical Land of Gumbling, Nell Starkeeper's seventh-grade dreams crumble when she's paired with Mrs. Birdneck instead of artist Wiz Bravo. As her rival Leabelle thrives and her friend Myra drifts away, Nell faces mysterious strangers threatening her home. Can she protect her magical world and find her place within it?

From the publisher

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! To everyone else, the Magical Land of Gumbling is something out of fairy tales. But to Nell Starkeeper, it’s just home. Sure, the town community center might be a castle, her dads run a star farm, and her best friend Myra is a fairy, but Nell is much more interested in finding out if she’ll get the seventh grade apprenticeship of her dreams with world-famous artist Wiz Bravo. She’s pretty sure her entire life has been RUINED when she’s instead matched with boring old Mrs. Birdneck in the town archives. And of course her perfect rival Leabelle gets to work with Wiz, and mean girl Viola won’t let Nell forget it. Meanwhile, suddenly Myra seems more into hanging out with Leabelle and saving the town from some weird strangers who keep talking about turning Gumbling into a fancy resort than being friends with Nell anymore. Can Nell find a way to save everything that makes her world magical, while figuring out where she belongs in it?

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