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The Fairies of Nutfolk Wood

Barb Bentler Ullman (2006)

SubgenreEpic Fantasy
Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12
Content ratingG
Pages (Quick Read (<250))
Setting
CSM age8
Goodreads3.84
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Content levels

ViolenceNone
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

DivorceAnxiety

Positive tags

Coming of AgeSelf-DiscoveryFriendshipHeartwarmingAdventure

Heroine archetypes

Coming-of-Age HeroineFish out of Water

Protagonist archetypes

Coming-of-Age Protagonist

Tropes

Fish out of WaterComing of AgeHidden IdentityPortal FantasyFound Family

Themes

Coping with ChangeFamily and BelongingDiscovery and WonderFriendshipHealingNew Beginnings

Synopsis

After her parents divorce and she moves to the country with her mother, fourth-grader Willa Jane, anxious and unhappy with the changes in her life, discovers a world of little people called Nutfolk living in the woods around her new home.

Is The Fairies of Nutfolk Wood appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 8 and up.

A gentle fantasy about a girl adjusting to divorce and moving to a new home, finding solace and friendship with tiny magical beings in the woods. No violence, romance, or frightening content.

What to know going in

This book has no graphic violence, no sexual content, and clean language. Content notes include divorce and anxiety.

Who'll love this

Kids who love discovering magical worlds and stories about making friends in new places will enjoy Willa Jane's adventures with the Nutfolk.

Tags

Contemporary FantasyMagical RealismWhimsical