History Literature / TheGirlWhoCircumnavigatedFairylandInAShipOfHerOwnMaking

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* BrokenBird: The Marquess.

* RedOniBlueOni: Ell and Saturday, which is reflected in their coloring. Ell is loud and quick to threaten to burn things down if he thinks harm may come to September. Saturday is soft-spoken and gentle and hates granting wishes because he must wrestle and he'https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Literature/TheGirlWhoCircumnavigatedFairylandInAShipOfHerOwnMaking?action=edits not allowed to hold back.

* RedOniBlueOni: Ell and Saturday, which is reflected in their coloring. Ell is loud and quick to threaten to burn things down if he thinks harm may come to September. Saturday is soft-spoken and gentle and hates granting wishes because he must wrestle and he's not allowed to hold back.

* SomeoneHasToDoIt: The winds.

* TakingTheBullet: In the fifth book, [[spoiler: September takes a blow meant for the Green Wind... but she soon[[IGotBetter gets better.]] ]]

* CameBackStrong: In the fifth book, [[spoiler:when September dies taking a bullet for the Green Wind, she comes back to life as the ''new'' Gren Wind.]]

* AndTheAdventureContinues/{{Bookends}}: The last book has an epilogue where the Green Wind ([[spoiler: now September herself]]) invites a new child to Fairyland.

* AllJustADream: Averted. Everything that happened to September in Fairyland really did happen, although many characters say it feels like having been in a dream in the end. [[spoiler:But September still knows it all really happened when she returns.]]

* ExoticExtendedMarriage: The witches Hello and Goodbye are both married to the werewolf Manythanks.

* WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds: Maud, whose life as a hero and a great queen in Fairyland was cut short when she was sent back to the real world and her abusive family, so she sought revenge after being pulled back to Fairyland by her friend.

* WomanInBlack: The Marquess doesn't dress all in black, but her hat--which is a very fine hat--is also a very black hat and gives off this effect.

* TheFairFolk: Interestingly lacking from Fairyland, though there are a few.

September, terribly bored of her mundane life in Omaha, is delighted when she's visited by the Green Wind and the Leopard of Little Breezes, who spirit her away to Fairyland. There, she takes on a quest for a witch to take her magical spoon back from the terrible Marquess, ruler of Fairyland. She gains great friends and allies in A-Through-L, a half-wyvern half-library crossbreed, a blue marid named Saturday, and many other residents of the land, both friendly and dangerous.

* EverythingsBetterWithDinosaurs: In the final book, one of the participants in the competition to decide the next King of Fairyland is Thrum, the [[TyrannosaurusRex Rex Tyrannosaur]]. Possibly a GeniusBonus, as "Tyrannosaurus Rex" translates to "tyrant lizard kind" in Latin.

The book has spawned a series, which is projected for five books in all. A sequel called ''The Girl Who Fell Beneath Fairyland and Led the Revels There'' was published in October 2012. A second sequel ''The Girl Who Soared Over Fairyland and Cut the Moon in Two'' was published in October 2013, and a third, ''The Boy Who Lost Fairyland,'' in March of 2015. A prequel, ''The Girl Who Ruled Fairyland—For a Little While'', tells the story of the young girl who became Fairyland's Queen Mallow (and is full of Major {{Spoiler}}s for the first book, so only read it after that one). The final book, ''The Girl Who Raced Fairyland All The Way Home,'' has a projected release date of March 2016.

* ThresholdGuardians: The Sibyl in the second book guards the way to Fairyland-Below. However as September knows what she needs to accomplish instead of going on a grand adventure to prove something, Slant ushers September right on through.

* TwistEnding: And a really good one. [[spoiler: It turns out that the Marquess wants September to lock the portal which connects the human world to Fairyland, supposedly so that no child can get lost again. To persuade September, she shows her a watch with September's name on it, which determines the time she stays in Fairyland. Then it turns out that it's the Marquess's watch, whose true name is Maud Elizabeth Smythe, and that it's she who doesn't want to return or let any other child come. Then she reveals her backstory, which is really interesting and touching.]]

The book has spawned a series, which is projected for five books in all. A sequel called ''The Girl Who Fell Beneath Fairyland and Led the Revels There'' was published in October 2012. A second sequel ''The Girl Who Soared Over Fairyland and Cut the Moon in Two'' was published in October 2013, and a third, ''The Boy Who Lost Fairyland,'' in March of 2015. A prequel, ''The Girl Who Ruled Fairyland—For a Little While'', tells the story of the young girl who became Fairyland's Queen Mallow (and is full of Major {{Spoiler}}s for the first book, so only read it after that one).

The book has spawned a series, which is projected for five books in all. A sequel called ''The Girl Who Fell Beneath Fairyland and Led the Revels There'' was published in October 2012. A second sequel ''The Girl Who Soared Over Fairyland and Cut the Moon in Two'' was published in October 2013. A prequel, ''The Girl Who Ruled Fairyland—For a Little While'', tells the story of the young girl who became Fairyland's Queen Mallow (and is full of Major {{Spoiler}}s for the first book, so only read it after that one).

* ParentsAsPeople: More serious, less zany. September comes from a loving home, but her father is away fighting in UsefulNotes/WorldWarI and her mother works long hours in a factory. September holds it against them enough that she doesn't wave goodbye when she goes to Fairyland, though she regrets this later.