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A fast-paced middle grade novel perfect for fantasy lovers! Lily's thirteenth birthday starts off with a bang. Literally. A present explodes on her porch . . . and soon after, a trio of leprechauns (yes, leprechauns) appears in her bedroom. They whisk her away to a land of clover, piskies, a new friend, a cute boy, and lots of glimmering, glittering gold. A world of Green.
It turns out that Lily--as her grandmother was before her--is in line to be keeper for the Clan of Green, in charge of all their gold. That is, if she passes three tests. And she has to pass them. Because if she doesn't? She may never get to go home again. She'll be stuck with the Greens.
Forever.
Reviews (5)
Publisher's Weekly Review
Like Harry Potter, 13-year-old Lily Green receives a special delivery on her birthday-a package that explodes on her front porch, leaving her with singed hair and a gold, emerald-encrusted key. She recognizes the key-it belonged to her late, beloved grandmother, Gigi-but not the little men who have brought it, a trio of leprechauns who have come to escort Lily to her true calling as keeper of the Clan o' Green, a wealthy community of leprechauns. Lily, like Gigi, is a "lepling," a human with a drop of leprechaun blood, and as such, she is in line to safeguard the clan's gold stores, if she can pass three increasingly difficult tests. Though the outcome is never in doubt, Roberts (Queen B) threads enough tension to keep the pages turning. Lily herself is not the most likable character, and she gets a little too much help from others in conquering her trials. Hopefully, she will come into her own in future books, as the ending suggests there's more of Lily's story yet to unfold. Ages 10-up. (Jan.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved
Horn Book Review
Lily's late grandmother's key arrives in an exploding birthday package, and then things really get strange. Leprechauns drag Lily to the Meadows, where she learns of her destiny to take her grandmother's place as keeper of the clan's gold. Lily must use all her cunning to accomplish the tasks necessary to claim her title and return home. This is a compellingly unpredictable read. (c) Copyright 2010. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted. All rights reserved.
Booklist Review
The only way back is forward. Be what you'd become. Leprechauns don't swim. It never hurts to take a sweater. Lying here is A-OK. Such is the advice 13-year-old Lilybet receives in a letter from her recently deceased grandmother, Gigi, after Lily is snatched from her front porch and deposited with much ceremony into the world of little green men (and women). Seems that Gigi was the keeper of the Green tribe's pots o' gold, and Lily is meant to take her place. But first she must prove herself brave, clever, and loyal by completing three treacherous tasks, and by exposing the traitor trying to sabotage her. A fun, fresh take on leprechaun lore that pushes well past typical depictions to embrace banking transactions, lepro-human relations, and some creative problem-solving. Lily is a credible hero, by turns scared and confident, and definitely one young readers will enjoy following.--Welch, Cindy Copyright 2009 Booklist
School Library Journal Review
Gr 4-6-This book starts off with a bang, literally, as Lillybet Green prepares for her 13th birthday in a new town with no friends and a lack of coordination that makes her the brunt of jokes in her gymnastics class. When an exploding package sends her on a magical journey to a valley inhabited by leprechauns, she figures that it's just a concussion from the blast, but soon she realizes that she has more in common with these green characters than she could imagine. Three trials are presented that Lillybet must pass in order to take up her true place in this magic kingdom and have any chance of returning her and her mom to their California home. But it's hard to be human in a tiny world in which magic rules and things are not always as they seem. In her attempts to complete the required tests, she challenges herself, gains confidence, and learns the true meaning of friendship. Lillybet relies on her brain as well as her own mystical powers to maneuver through the leprechaun world while finding her true place with her mom and newfound friends. Readers who enjoy similar series like Daisy Meadows's "Rainbow Magic" (Scholastic) or Jan Bozarth's "The Fairy Godmother Academy" (Random) might like this book, but a lengthy story line that tends to drag may deter less-determined readers.-Cheryl Ashton, Amherst Public Library, OH (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Kirkus Review
Lilybet Green gets something extraordinary for her 13th birthday: the chance to become a leprechaun keeper. All she has to do is pass three testsof blood, cleverness and loyalty. But Lily does not want to be keeper of the leprechauns' gold, at least until she learns that her beloved Grandmother, Gigi, who died last year, was the previous keeper and had intended for Lily to follow in her footsteps. If Lily fails the tests, not only will she not become keeper, the leprechauns will erase her memories of everything connected to them, including Gigi. So Lily decides to give it her all. During her tests, Lily learns that while many leprechauns cannot be trusted, she must trust herself and the clues that her grandmother has left behind for her. Lily is likable and well-drawn, but most of the other characters and the leprechaun world seem like quick sketches with most of the detail missing. Give this light fare to those graduating out of Magic Tree House and not yet ready for Percy Jackson or Molly Moon. (Fantasy. 9-12) Copyright Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.