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Journal Entry 1 by Zarylia from Saint Paul, Minnesota USA on Thursday, March 25, 2004
 I like the idea, I like the descriptions, and I really just want to give Griffin a hug. However it didn't really grab me like I was expecting it to, true that it's not the kind of book I typically read so that could be part of the reason, but I just didn't feel especially involved with the characters, at least not to the extent that I like. If it sounds good to you and you like Francesca Lia Block's style you'll probably adore it though.
Amazon.com
Once upon a time, in the bubble-gum-snapping, glitter polish-wearing, lip-gloss-applying San Fernando Valley, a gentle girl named Barbie met a feisty fairy named Mab: "Maybe Mab was real. Maybe there really are girls the size of pinkies with hair the color of the darkest red oleander blossoms and skin like the greenish-white underbellies of calla lilies.... But it doesn't matter if Mab is real or imagined, Barbie thought, as long as I can see her." Mab, with her crabby commentary and no-holds-barred opinions, gives Barbie the strength she needs to face the horrors casting a shadow over her life in sunny, shimmering California. How else could Barbie survive her over-perfumed, over-tanned, overbearing stage mother, dragging her daughter to modeling agencies in the gold-plated hope of reliving her younger days as a beauty queen? Or the "cadaver-pale skin" and "fleshy mouth" of Hamilton Waverly, the "crocodile pedophile" photographer who makes Barbie feel "like the doll she had been named for, without even a hole where her mouth was supposed to be"? Mab glimmers and gabs by Barbie's side throughout her teen years as she becomes a successful fashion model, falls in love, and endures all the troubles that come along for the ride--in addition to facing the black secret of her past.
Francesca Lia Block, author of the magical Weetzie Bat books that are collected in Dangerous Angels, and the empowering, punchy Girl Goddess #9, has once again crafted a mystical tale whose ethereal, original language will wrap readers in its gossamer grip. Block carries us to the weeping heart of despair, but would never be so cruel as to leave us there: Barbie gets a new, skyward-gazing name, Selena Moon, and readers get a glimmersome vision of living happily ever after.
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Journal Entry 2 by Zarylia from Saint Paul, Minnesota USA on Monday, April 19, 2004
Starting this as a bookring. The list so far is:
gypsyrose02 - Australia *finished*
chivers - Brasil - prefers NA, Brasil, Portugal <-----------on its way
MollyGrue - WA - prefers US
tattsky26 - CA - US only
mrsordonez - MO - US only
SheWhoReads - GA - int'l
lemondrop622 - FL - prefers US
vicki9170 - FL - int'l
LaurieS - NH - int'l
Elina - Finland - prefers EU
...and back to me in Poland
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Journal Entry 4 by gypsyrose02 from Byford, Western Australia Australia on Tuesday, August 10, 2004
this arrived last night. i know zarylia was a bit oncerned about the length of time taken to get here, but it arrived safe and sound. it looks like an easy read and looks really interesting. thanks for including me. will get it read and sent on its way.
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Journal Entry 5 by gypsyrose02 from Byford, Western Australia Australia on Monday, August 16, 2004
this was a really quick read and its different to what id normally read. i love the thought of having a little fairy friend with you 24-7. i think they be alot less depressed people in the world. just waiting for chivers to get back to me with details.
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I Was a Teenage Fairy
