The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell

The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell

By Chris Colfer

235 ratings 349 reviews 274 followers
Book 1 of 6 in the  Land of Stories Series
Interest LevelReading LevelReading A-ZATOSWord Count
Grades 4 - 8Grades 3 - 5U598248
The first book in Chris Colfer's #1 New York Times bestselling series The Land of Stories about two siblings who fall into a fairy-tale world!
 
Alex and Conner Bailey's world is about to change, in this fast-paced adventure that uniquely combines our modern day world with the enchanting realm of classic fairy tales.

The Land of Stories tells the tale of twins Alex and Conner. Through the mysterious powers of a cherished book of stories, they leave their world behind and find themselves in a foreign land full of wonder and magic where they come face-to-face with the fairy tale characters they grew up reading about.

But after a series of encounters with witches, wolves, goblins, and trolls alike, getting back home is going to be harder than they thought.
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
ISBN-13: 9780316201568
ISBN-10: 0316201561
Published on 7/2/2013
Binding: Paperback
Number of pages: 464

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I like books and when they have to do with fairy tales, so this book is better than awesome cause the author really knows his fairy tales!

really love this book!!!

This book is about twins Alex and Conner Bailey are going on a magical adventure into the land of Stories and they meet all of their favorite characters. This story is a page turner. I would definitely recommend this who series. Hope you will read The Land of Stories The Wishing Spell.

Did you ever imagine going into the fairytale world and meeting the fairies that you read or heard about? Conner and Alex are twins. They have a difficult time without their dad who was always there for them. Conner and Alex never were close but when they fall into the fairytale world they need each other the most. Something I really enjoyed about the book is the depth of the character-building. The Evil Queen has a sad backstory making her evil. But once she got her lover Mira out of the mirror it was already too late. She may look evil on the outside but it turns out when she found out that her lover was trapped in a mirror her heart turned into stone. This made me realize just because they did bad deeds there is always a good reason. Next, I’ll discuss the worldbuilding in the novel. The building in the fairy tale world is very specific. It is very imaginable you could just picture in your mind. Some things that could be improved are some confusions in the plot. Once they came into the book Conner blamed Alex but Alex said it was his fault but when Alex said If you just knocked on the door we wouldn’t be in this mess. But before they went into the book Alex was putting her hand in the book already. I give the book 5 stars and recommend it to other kids. I would recommend this book to kids about 3rd grade to 5 grade. Overall the book was interesting especially when the evil queen told about her past and other people treated her unfairly and didn’t experience what she went through. I also appreciate the theme “Don't judge a book by its cover”.

Great review ;)

Epic and mind gripping awesome story

This book combines all farie tales into what happened after them.

This book is amazing you must read it

I love this book. though I love alex i think i like conner better. he's so funny and in a weird way smart while alex is highly intellingent she's kinda perdicable . it deffently a must read

I love this book so much! Everyone should read it! Alex and Connor Bailey are pretty much ordinary children. Well, until their 12th birthday, where their grandmother gives them a fairytale book. Sounds basic? It is. Until Alex discovers the book can glow, vibrate, and a bird can get out of it! By accident, she and her brother get sucked into the book and land into a world... very different from ours. Goldilocks is a criminal, Little Red Riding Hood a spoiled princess... A nightmare disguised into a fairy tale... Or maybe the opposite? To get out of this land, the Land of Stories, the twins need to gather magic objects. But, dang it, an evil queen also wants these objects... I loved this book!! Correction: I LOVED this series! It's a really uncommon and interesting idea and this is pretty much why the series is great, in my opinion! So, you know what to do: buy the 6 books! Pls read this!

Have you ever been trapped in a world where fairy tales are reality? No? Well, after all, that isn't common! But, if visiting a world like this is on your bucket list, you should definitely buy this book! Alex and Connor Bailey are pretty much ordinary children. Well, until their 12th birthday, where their grandmother gives them a fairytale book. Sounds basic? It is. Until Alex discovers the book can glow, vibrate, and a bird can get out of it! By accident, she and her brother get sucked into the book and land into a world... very different from ours. Goldilocks is a criminal, Little Red Riding Hood a spoiled princess... A nightmare disguised into a fairy tale... Or maybe the opposite? To get out of this land, the Land of Stories, the twins need to gather magic objects. But, dang it, an evil queen also wants these objects... I loved this book!! Correction: I LOVED this series! It's a really uncommon and interesting idea and this is pretty much why the series is great, in my opinion! So, you know what to do: buy the 6 books! Oh, and read them too ;)

Great review you wrote there!

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