Forget cute fairies in pretty dresses. In the world of Aluvia, most
fairies are more like irritable, moody insects. Almost everyone in the
world of Aluvia views the fairy keeper mark as a gift, but not
fourteen-year-old Sierra. She hates being a fairy keeper, but the
birthmark is right there on the back of her neck. It shows everyone she
was born with the natural ability to communicate, attract, and even
control the tiny fairies whose nectar is amazingly powerful. Fairy
nectar can heal people, but it is also a key ingredient in synthesizing
Flight, an illegal elixir that produces dreaminess, apathy and
hallucinations. She's forced to care for a whole hive of the bee-like
beasties by her Flight-dealing, dark alchemist father. Then one
morning, Sierra discovers the fairies of her hatch are mysteriously
dead. The fairy queen is missing. Her father's Flight operation is
halted, and he plans to make up for the lost income by trading her
little sister to be an elixir runner for another dark alchemist, a
dangerous thug. Desperate to protect her sister, Sierra convinces her
father she can retrieve the lost queen and get his operation up and
running. The problem? Sierra's queen wasn't the only queen to
disappear. They're all gone, every single one, and getting them back
will be deadly dangerous. Sierra journeys with her best friend and her
worst enemy - assigned by her father to dog her every step - to find the
missing queens. Along the way, they learn that more than just her
sister's life is at stake if they fail. There are secrets in the
Skyclad Mountains where the last wild fairies were seen. The magic
Sierra finds there has the power to transform their world, but only if
she can first embrace her calling as a fairy keeper.
About the Author
Amy writes stories for tweens and teens. Her debut book, FAIRY
KEEPER, is an upper-middle grade fantasy. She is a former reading
teacher who now has her Masters in Library Science. As an Army kid, she
moved eight times before she was eighteen, so she feels especially
fortunate to be married to her high school sweetheart. Together they're
raising two daughters and currently live in Germany. A perfect day for
Amy involves rain pattering on the windows, popcorn, and every member of
her family curled up in one cozy room reading a good book.
Twitter @AmyBearce
Amazon http://tinyurl.com/kmljdmy
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