Extraordinary by Adam Selzer

Released today: Extraordinary*: *The True Story of My Fairygodparent, Who Almost Killed Me, and Certainly Never Made Me a Princess by Adam Selzer.Which appears to win the prize of "cutest" title in a while. Yes, it sounds like it could be related to Ella Enchanted in plot devices, but it is modern and may appeal to some of the readers in your life. The cover looks more like a B-Grade movie poster, but I'm not the target audience am I? I know I sound jaded, but the book and its author sound like fun, yet the title and cover are somehow off-putting to me. I'll await more buzz and see if it is liked by its primary audience.

Here's the usual:

From the publisher:

Jennifer Van Der Berg would like you to know that the book ostensibly written about her—Born to Be Extraordinary by Eileen Codlin—is a bunch of bunk. Yes, she had a fairy godparent mess with her life, but no, she was not made into a princess or given the gift of self-confidence, and she sure as hell didn't get a hot boyfriend out of it.
Here's the REAL scoop . . .

About the Author

Adam Selzer was born in Des Moines and now lives in Chicago, where he writes humorous books for young readers by day and runs ghost tours by night. (If you can find two cooler jobs than those, take them!) He is the author of I Kissed a Zombie, and I Liked It, The Smart Aleck's Guide to American History, Andrew North Blows Up the World, I Put a Spell on You, Pirates of the Retail Wasteland, and How to Get Suspended and Influence People, and he is just famous enough to have a page on Wikipedia. Check him out on the Web at adamselzer.com.

Bargain Book: My Fair Godmother by Janette Rallison

My Fair Godmother by Janette Rallison is currently bargain priced in ebook edition for $1.99 on Amazon. I've featured the book and its sequel--My Unfair Godmother--here on the blog previously but here is your chance to try it out at a great price if you haven't yet.

Book description from the publisher:

After her boyfriend dumps her for her older sister, sophomore Savannah wishes she could find a true prince to take her to the prom. Enter Chrysanthemum Everstar: Savannah's gum-chewing, cell phone-carrying, high heel-wearing Fair Godmother. Despite a few wish-granting mishaps, Savannah's fairy-tale ending might not be as far off as she imagined.

Bargain Book: How to Ditch Your Fairy by Justine Larbalestier

How to Ditch Your Fairy by Justine Larbalestier is bargain priced as a Kindle ebook for $4.79 and in hardcover for $6.45 right now. This is a fun one and might be of interest to Larbalestier fans although then you probably already own it. Since there is a subset of you interested in fairy godmothers this one might be of particular interest with its different twist on the fairy stuff so I thought I would share it here.

Book description from the publisher:

Welcome to New Avalon, where everyone has a personal fairy. Though invisible to the naked eye, a personal fairy, like a specialized good luck charm, is vital to success. And in the case of the students at New Avalon Sports High, it might just determine whether you make the team, pass a class, or find that perfect outfit. But for 14-year-old Charlie, having a Parking Fairy is worse than having nothing at all—especially when the school bully carts her around like his own personal parking pass. Enter: The Plan. At first, teaming up with arch-enemy Fiorenza (who has an All-The-Boys-Like-You Fairy) seems like a great idea. But when Charlie unexpectedly gets her heart’s desire, it isn’t at all what she thought it would be like, and she’ll have resort to extraordinary measures to ditch her fairy. The question is: will Charlie herself survive the fairy ditching experiment? From the author of the acclaimed Magic or Madness trilogy, this is a delightful story of fairies, friendships, and figuring out how to make your own magic.

Amazon's Sunshine Deals Ends Tonight

  

Amazon's Sunshine Deals ends tonight so if you want some big name and inexpensive ebooks, this is the time. There are over 600 titles to choose from, most not in any way related to fairy tales and folklore.

Philippa Fisher's Fairy Godsister by Liz Kessler for $1.99 might be of interest to those who like fairy godmother inspired stories. Kessler also has one of her mermaid titles on the list, The Tail of Emily Windsnap, for $1.99.

And don't forget The Fairy Tale Detectives : The Sisters Grimm, Book One (Bk. 1) for $2.99. The series has only one book left and it has been a fun journey.

You can read these books on your computer, mobile devices and of course a Kindle!