Julia Beiker (Children's Literature)
This whimsical tale of good and evil fairies led one young girl, Clemency Pogue, on an adventure where brain power outmaneuvered bronze. It started out when her dear father told her the tale of Peter Pan. How was Clemency to know that the simple five words spoken in the story about fairies would cause a catastrophe when all she wanted was to rid herself of a pesky fairy? This nasty fairy recreated itself into a biting insect that refused to die. Clemency tried everything until she found herself hanging from a cliff. When Clemency heard the story about how fairies would come back to life if only children would believe, she got an idea: If she did not believe in fairies, would this cause the opposite effect? Without much thought, Clemency shouted to the heavens and the events that followed almost destroyed fairy tales forever. How will Clemency set this magical world right without any lasting effects? What a fun and original tale that JT Perry has brought to life. The twist and turns of the story create magical events that will entertain both girls and boys. The prologue threw me for a minor loop and left me puzzled about where this story would go and whether I would like it. I am glad that I kept reading and found Clemency an adorable character that put a smile on my face. Part of the “Clemency Pogue” series. 2005, Simon & Schuster Books, $9.95. Ages 9 to 12.

Kirkus (Kirkus Reviews, May 1, 2005 (Vol. 73, No. 9))
This isn't much of a story, but it has a certain cleverness, and it includes an irresistible scene of a bad little boy tearing apart a set of sofabed cushions, peeing on them, and then being stuck inside the folded, wet and shredded bedding. But we digress. Comprising equal parts Jasper Fforde and Lemony Snicket, the ten-year-old heroine Clemency slaughters an annoying stinging fairy by pulling the Peter Pan line about not believing in fairies. Unfortunately, by dint of repetition, she's killed a handful of other fairies, too. A hobgoblin named Chaphesmeeso (this is a plot point, we swear) gives her the opportunity to make amends in Siberia, Utah and a few other places. The wordplay ranges from adorable to lame ("Clemency was aghast. In fact . . . two ghasts"). Petty is not above snurching from Cyrano de Bergerac (the golden bell hung in my heart poem is straight out of Rostand) nor a little heartfelt preaching: "Reading's human magic." Tasteless and mildly amusing. Try it on the ten-year-olds. 2005, Simon & Schuster, 128p, $9.95. Category: Fiction. Ages 8 to 12. © 2005 Kirkus Reviews/VNU eMedia, Inc. All rights reserved.

Janie Barron (The Lorgnette - Heart of Texas Reviews, (Vol. 18, No. 2))
Only a child so quick-witted as Clemency Pogue can get herself in such horrible trouble that in the end she will really need help from a friend. After being attacked by an invincible fairy, Clemency recalls the lesson she learned from the story of Peter Pan. She finds herself shouting, “I hate fairies,” until the unusual creature falls on her head. A hobgoblin arrives and tells Clemency that she has also killed six other fairies. Some of them were bad, but most were good. Clemency is a very clever child and must travel the world to bring back to life all the fairies she has killed. Read this hilarious story of Clemency’s attempts to bring the fairies back to life. Fiction. Grades 3-5. 2005, Simon & Schuster, 120p., $9.95. Ages 8 to 11.