I+Was+a+Teenage+Fairy


 * [[image:teenagefairy.png]] || ====Why did my mom name me Barbie? Are fairies real? I wonder if models all have eating disorders? How much do they eat a day? Why do parents push their children to become something that they don't want to be? How do you tell an adult that you've been sexually abused? How many other people has this person abused? Will I ever find someone who will love me? Am I damaged goods? I'll never be normal. ====

I'll never be normal. ||
 * The discussion of this book being challenged in a middle school setting. || I would probably not use this in a middle school. There is drinking, smoking, sex, child molesting, partying etc. I might offer it to 8th graders who I knew were going through similar issues, but I wouldn't keep it in the class library.

The book was good. Block does a good job of combining realistic plot and characters with a tiny bit of magic and supernatural circumstances. The book dealt with a lot of tough issues, and at times it was too fast paced, brushing over important conversations that I thought should have been part of the text. ||