''The Fairy Rebel'' is a children's novel by Lynne Reid Banks, author of ''Literature/TheIndianInTheCupboard''. It's a classic fairy story, filled with magic and wonder... except that the person who meets the fairy is a married adult.

Jan and Charlie are a HappilyMarried couple, except that [[LawOfInverseFertility they can't have children]]. When Jan is relaxing in her garden one day, a fairy, Tiki, lands on her. Tiki's different from other fairies--she wears jeans under a frilly dress, expresses wonderment about tears and sadness, and vows to help Jan and Charlie have a baby--all things, especially the latter, that are against the rules of the Fairy Queen.

Tiki and her friend Wijic succeed in producing the child, who is given a 'fairy name', Bindi. Bindi, too, is different--she has [[LockedIntoStrangeness a tuft of blue hair amidst the brown]], and she receives magical presents every birthday. For seven years, the family lives peacefully.

But the Fairy Queen won't let this defiance go unpunished...
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!!This book contains examples of:

* BeeBeeGun: The Fairy Queen can control wasps.
* ChekhovsGun: Bindi's blue hair.
* FairyCompanion: Tiki and Wijic.
* GodSaveUsFromTheQueen
* HappilyMarried: Jan and Charlie.
* LawOfInverseFertility: At least at first.
* LockedIntoStrangeness
* MoreThanMindControl: The Fairy Queen's necklace brings out the worst in Bindi.
* ParentsAsPeople
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair