Tanya is no ordinary girl. She can see fairies. But not the fairies we imagine. Evil fairies who cast spells on her, rousing her from her sleep and...
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Apr 20, 2009
Adele
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Tanya is an average twelve year old with one exception - she's got the second sight. This means she can see faeries, usually ugly, squat creatures that torment her with mischievous acts. After another Tanya versus faeries incident goes awry, her mother (having had enough) sends Tanya to stay with her cold grandmother at Elvesden Manor.
This debut effort won the UK's Waterstone's Prize and is a great little read. The plot was a little uneven at times but the adventures of Tanya and Fab More...
This debut effort won the UK's Waterstone's Prize and is a great little read. The plot was a little uneven at times but the adventures of Tanya and Fab More...
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Feb 15, 2012
Reading this to my students starting tomorrow! :). Hopefully they like it.
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Mar 12, 2009
Erika
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By luck, I received the elusive 11th copy from Simon & Schuster’s LJ Giveaway and am so very glad I did! I started reading this book in the evening before bed and got halfway through before forcing myself to find a not so scary part to stop on and put it away until the morning.
Tanya isn’t your average 13-year-old girl (or is she 12? She’s young, let’s leave it at that): she can see fairies. These aren’t the kind to grant you wishes or help clear up acne. The fairies in Michelle H More...
Tanya isn’t your average 13-year-old girl (or is she 12? She’s young, let’s leave it at that): she can see fairies. These aren’t the kind to grant you wishes or help clear up acne. The fairies in Michelle H More...
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Jan 27, 2012
Michelle
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Tanya can see fairies. Unfortunately, she can’t explain away the odd things that always seem happen to her because no one else can see them. So Tanya ends up holding the blame each time they cause mischief. And now her mother has had enough. Tanya is being sent on an extended visit to her grandmother’s house. At Grandma’s, however, Tanya becomes entangled in a two hundred-year-old family mystery centered around – you got it – fairies.
I was not crazy about this book, even though i More...
I was not crazy about this book, even though i More...
Dec 17, 2011
Charlotte
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Fairies are sweet caring and considerate little creatures. Creatures that grant you wishes, protect you and are always there by your side. Pixies are the ones that cause trouble, cause problems and complications. There the ones who make you think your going mad by moving things around your room, or taking things from you when your not looking. Yet, this is not so in this novel. The fairies in this novel are not so nice. Some of them are, some of them are the guardian watching over your shoulder.
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Oct 05, 2011
Rachael
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13 Treasures by Michelle Harrison, is a fascinating story that features fourteen year old Tanya who lives in London. The story tells about her life, dealing with troublesome fairies. All her life, Tanya has been experiencing the appearances of these creatures that are unseen to the normal human eye. Her mission is to find out why she sees them, and if she is the only one. Because of the disturbances of these fairies, Tanya is sent to stay with her grandmother, at the Elvesden Manor, in the Essex
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Jul 29, 2011
Brina
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HÖRBUCH-REZENSION
Die 13-jährige Tanya hat es nicht leicht, denn sie muss sich mit lästigen Elfen herumärgern. Sie hat das Glück, oder vielmehr das Pech, Elfen hören und sehen zu können.
Da ihre Mutter mit ihrem Verhalten nur schwer zurecht kommt, wird Tanya in den Sommerferien zu ihrer ungeliebten Großmutter geschickt, die sich nicht gerade über ihre Anwesenheit zu freuen scheint.
Aber auch hier muss sich Tanya den Elfen stellen, die hier in Scharen in den Wäldern leben.
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Die 13-jährige Tanya hat es nicht leicht, denn sie muss sich mit lästigen Elfen herumärgern. Sie hat das Glück, oder vielmehr das Pech, Elfen hören und sehen zu können.
Da ihre Mutter mit ihrem Verhalten nur schwer zurecht kommt, wird Tanya in den Sommerferien zu ihrer ungeliebten Großmutter geschickt, die sich nicht gerade über ihre Anwesenheit zu freuen scheint.
Aber auch hier muss sich Tanya den Elfen stellen, die hier in Scharen in den Wäldern leben.
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Apr 09, 2011
Becky
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The 13 Treasures is a wonderful fantasy story which mixes the sinister world of faeries with a contemporary English setting. It makes for a cracking read!
Tanya is gifted with the second sight. She can see the fey folk of the other world. But unfortunately for Tanya she is the only person who can, so you can understand why she feels frustrated when she gets the blame for their misdemeanours. Tanya is feeling isolated at the beginning of the book and also frightened. The faeries More...
Tanya is gifted with the second sight. She can see the fey folk of the other world. But unfortunately for Tanya she is the only person who can, so you can understand why she feels frustrated when she gets the blame for their misdemeanours. Tanya is feeling isolated at the beginning of the book and also frightened. The faeries More...
Mar 24, 2011
Raina
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Mar 01, 2011
Olivia
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13 Treasures Education Resource Press, 2010, 355 pp., $15.99
Michelle Harrison ISBN 978-0-316-04148-5
“MISSING GIRL, a hunt was launched yesterday for the daughter of a local reverend who failed to return home yesterday evening. Police are baffled by the disappearance of Morwenna Bloom, age fourteen who vanished after walking in Hangman’s Wood yes More...
Michelle Harrison ISBN 978-0-316-04148-5
“MISSING GIRL, a hunt was launched yesterday for the daughter of a local reverend who failed to return home yesterday evening. Police are baffled by the disappearance of Morwenna Bloom, age fourteen who vanished after walking in Hangman’s Wood yes More...
Feb 01, 2011
Amanda
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The 13 Treasures by Michelle Harrison is the tale of Tanya, a girl who has the ability to see fairies. After one too many misdemeanours, she is sent to spend the summer at her grandmother's house. In Tanya's mind this is an awful punishment, since her grandmother has never seemed to like her, and it means having to see Fabian, the caretaker's son. Over the course of the summer, Tanya and Fabian stumble upon a dark secret, an unsolved mystery spanning back decades. Soon they are facing terrible d
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Jan 13, 2011
Dine
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Auf dem Cover ist ein Mädchengesicht mit stechend grünen Augen zu sehen. Blätter, die in angenehmen Grün- und Rottönen gehalten sind, umringen ihr Gesicht.
Im Vordergrund, in einer schönen, geschwungenen, weißen Schrift, steht das Wort "Elfenseele". Darunter, in Schwarz gehalten, der Titel "Hinter dem Augenblick".
Dieser Roman ist das Debüt von Michelle Harrison und gleichzeitig der Auftakt einer Serie, in der es um Elfen geht.
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Im Vordergrund, in einer schönen, geschwungenen, weißen Schrift, steht das Wort "Elfenseele". Darunter, in Schwarz gehalten, der Titel "Hinter dem Augenblick".
Dieser Roman ist das Debüt von Michelle Harrison und gleichzeitig der Auftakt einer Serie, in der es um Elfen geht.
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Jan 08, 2011
Miles
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They do say that fate often plays a big part in shaping our lives. I’ve always gone through life believing that things happen for a reason or as Doris Day once sang “Que Sera Sera” – whatever will be will be. It has served me well so far and I see no reason to start doubting it now!
I received an invitation from the publishing gang at Simon & Schuster to attend an event promoting future publications next month and to pre-empt the get together they sent a handful of books to whet the app More...
I received an invitation from the publishing gang at Simon & Schuster to attend an event promoting future publications next month and to pre-empt the get together they sent a handful of books to whet the app More...
Dec 01, 2010
Mundie Moms & Mundie Kids
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3.5 stars
I adore this cover as it's what drew me to the book before I knew what it was about. 13 Treasures isn't about the Tinkerbell type faeries, these are the traditional faeries who can't be trusted, can be ruthless and continue their relentless torment on young Tanya. It's the first time the faeries have threatened Tanya from telling anyone she can see them. What Tanya soon finds out, is she's not the only one in her family with second sight.
Tanya's adventure begins whe More...
I adore this cover as it's what drew me to the book before I knew what it was about. 13 Treasures isn't about the Tinkerbell type faeries, these are the traditional faeries who can't be trusted, can be ruthless and continue their relentless torment on young Tanya. It's the first time the faeries have threatened Tanya from telling anyone she can see them. What Tanya soon finds out, is she's not the only one in her family with second sight.
Tanya's adventure begins whe More...
Nov 08, 2010
BookKids
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In 13 Treasures, Tanya can see fairies. And they aren’t the cute little Tinkerbells that populate the Favorite Character section at BookPeople. These things are the traditional, amoral, fey creatures of legend. They don’t grant wishes. They torment.
And they often torment Tanya.
After a particularly bad night, her mother, who can’t see the creatures, sends Tanya off to stay with her grandmother at her creepy, old, fairy-infested manor. While there, Tanya discovers there is More...
And they often torment Tanya.
After a particularly bad night, her mother, who can’t see the creatures, sends Tanya off to stay with her grandmother at her creepy, old, fairy-infested manor. While there, Tanya discovers there is More...
Aug 18, 2010
Kayla
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13 Treasures by Michelle Harrison was an amazing book I couldn't put down. All her life she could see faeries and they tourmented her no stop. The adventure in the book is amazing and fun and her dealing with the faeries and the secrets is quite interesting. What I like is that the faeries aren't like tinker bell and all happy and cheery they are different looking and have different personalities and they aren't all good and the book has true faery lore in it like about the 2 courts and changlin
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Jul 31, 2010
Eva
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This story from a debut author has a fresh voice and an unusual perspective on fairies, for these creatures are far from the exotic, gorgeous, compelling creatures of many a recent teen novel. Rather, they are pesky, odd, sometimes homely, and often downright malicious or even dangerous. Most of the contact between fairies and humans in 13 Treasures is decidedly negative, making it clear that the two realms are separate for a very good reason.
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Some of the plot lines are rather abrupt More...
Jul 13, 2010
Susan
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Before the popular Rainbow Magic series, Disney's Tinkerbell cartoon, and dozens of ill-conceived poses for costumed infants in Anne Geddes photos, the wee folk didn't necessarily come off as all sweetness and light in the old folklore stories, which is why The Spiderwick Chronicles is still a little cool in my book, even with its flaws. Also, books like The Folk Keeper and Melissa Marr's dark Wicked Lovely books...and this one.
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When you're a small child, you get let off the hook for More...
Jun 17, 2010
Michelle
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A fabulous read for middle graders interested in faery tales and fantasy. Not too heavy on either, the mystical history created by Harrison was both realistic and understated. Often times, in my experience, and author gets so drawn into the creation of the other-worldly aspects of this type of story that it can tend to overwhelm. Not so in the case of 13 Treasures. The back story here is light on the faery-land and heavy on the character building. This is not to say that we don’t see the wo
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Jun 11, 2010
Empire of Books
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A stunning debut novel that I absolutely devoured. I read this last year and have read it several times since. The writing is top class, beautiful and easy to read, yet at the same time, it doesn’t feel as if the writing has been dumbed down so that younger audiences can keep up. When reading it, there is no doubt as to why it was awarded the Waterstone’s Children’s Book Prize for 2009.
These are not the fairies you’d associate with Disney. These fairies are dangerous, and torturous. More...
These are not the fairies you’d associate with Disney. These fairies are dangerous, and torturous. More...
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May 10, 2010
Madeline
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In 13 Treasures, Tanya can see fairies. And they aren't the cute little Tinkerbells. These things are the traditional, amoral, fey creatures of legend. They don't grant wishes. They torment.
And they often torment Tanya.
After a particularly bad night, her mother, who can't see the creatures, sends Tanya off to stay with her grandmother at her creepy, old, fairy-infested manor. While there, Tanya discovers there is more to the fairy/human relations than just her. Othe More...
And they often torment Tanya.
After a particularly bad night, her mother, who can't see the creatures, sends Tanya off to stay with her grandmother at her creepy, old, fairy-infested manor. While there, Tanya discovers there is more to the fairy/human relations than just her. Othe More...
Apr 06, 2010
Gail
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Pleasantly gothic semi-modern story of one girl's struggle to cope with the fairies around us that she sees but no one else does.
Like in Wicked Lovely, the fairies in this series are very evil, creepy, and richly described. They've been bullying Tanya her whole life for no good reason. Yet Tanya has an affection for these creatures which I found very confusing and out of character. After one particularly bad night, Tanya is sent away to live with her grandmother for the summer and b More...
Like in Wicked Lovely, the fairies in this series are very evil, creepy, and richly described. They've been bullying Tanya her whole life for no good reason. Yet Tanya has an affection for these creatures which I found very confusing and out of character. After one particularly bad night, Tanya is sent away to live with her grandmother for the summer and b More...
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Mar 15, 2010
Tasha
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After being tormented by fairies and waking her mother in the middle of the night, Tanya is sent to stay with her grandmother in her dilapidated manor house. Tanya sees fairies at her grandmother’s house too: they fill the grandfather clock and make mischief in the kitchen. But fairies are nothing compared to the dangers of the woods that surround her grandmother’s house. As Tanya struggles to come to terms with her second sight, she is helped by several unlikely allies, including the local w
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Feb 27, 2010
Iffath
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Tanya is your typical girl, with one exception. She can see faeries; courtesy of: the second sight. But these aren’t your average “we’ll grant you your every wish with a smile” faeries, no, they are the opposite. Dark, malicious, repulsive creatures. And they’re determined to keep their sinister existence a secret; by making poor Tanya’s life, a living nightmare.
At the beginning, we are given a group of faeries, who are cautioning Tanya, for writing about them in her diary, regardless of he More...
At the beginning, we are given a group of faeries, who are cautioning Tanya, for writing about them in her diary, regardless of he More...
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Apr 19, 2009
Maria
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Tanya isn't your average girl - she has the second sight. For as long as she could remember, she had been able to see fairies. Unfortunately it wasn't always pleasant, and some of these fairies were decidedly nasty to her, if they thought she was doing something that might lead to their discovery.
Forced to spend the summer vacation with her grandmother, Tanya's life seems to go from bad to worse. Her grandmother doesn't want her around, and neither does the groundskeeper, whose son, More...
Forced to spend the summer vacation with her grandmother, Tanya's life seems to go from bad to worse. Her grandmother doesn't want her around, and neither does the groundskeeper, whose son, More...
Feb 14, 2012
I am just now starting the book. A chapter a night read to my daughters! They LOVE it so far... The book is an adventure book and a mystery book. It is about a girl who can see Fairies, but these Fairies are not those nice pretty ones from Disney. These are Dark,conniving,and harassing fairies that make Tanya's life difficult. "Evil fairies who cast spells on her, rousing her from her sleep and propelling her out of bed." Not everyone can see them, including her own mother. Tany
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Feb 13, 2012
J. A. Owen
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Michelle Harrison’s debut, the 13 Treasures, really is a book that I will treasure forever and re-read over and over again. It’s such a simple story with very lovable characters and a wonderful storyline that will keep you immersed until the last page. I discovered this book by going into the children’s section at the library. I wanted to take a break from YA fiction novels and I pulled out 13 Treasures. Beautiful cover work and the story itself is just as beautiful. I loved Fabian and Tanya eve
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Oct 07, 2011
Mary
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This is a great upper-elementary and middle school fantasy adventure involving fairies. Tanya has been blamed for a great deal of mischief caused by fairies that only she can see, and that she is forbidden to speak of under penalty of personal harm. When her mother finally cannot cope with the mishaps and destruction, she sends Tanya off to stay with her grandmother Florence at Elvesden Manor. Elvesden Manor has been in the family for a long time, but now only Florence, her groundskeeper Warwick
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Aug 06, 2011
Tamra
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My 9-year-old daughter told me I HAD to read this. I got it for her, on a whim, from the library, and she wouldn't let me take it back until I read it.
I'm happy to say that this is not a cutesy, 25-page fairy book. That means my daughter has graduated into reading real books! Hurray!
This is a great story line with some good character development and a lot of mystery. Some edge-of-your-seat stuff. I like that fairies can be bad, too, which is something a lot of fairy More...
I'm happy to say that this is not a cutesy, 25-page fairy book. That means my daughter has graduated into reading real books! Hurray!
This is a great story line with some good character development and a lot of mystery. Some edge-of-your-seat stuff. I like that fairies can be bad, too, which is something a lot of fairy More...
Jan 13, 2011
Amanda Harris
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No one else can see the evil fairies that pester Tanya instead of letting her sleep, torturing her at the slightest mention of their existence, but they are real. She cannot seem to get rid of them, nor can she ignore them. But because she responds to their shananigans, Tanya has been banished to her grandmother's secluded countryside manor.
They have been put off limits by her grandmother, but there is much to explore and even more to fear in the woods surrounding the estate. The for More...
They have been put off limits by her grandmother, but there is much to explore and even more to fear in the woods surrounding the estate. The for More...
