Wicked Nix by Lena Coakley, illustrated by Jaime Zollars, 163 pages. CHAPTER BOOK. Amulet Books (Abrams), 2018. $17. 9781419728693
BUYING ADVISORY: EL - OPTIONAL
AUDIENCE APPEAL: AVERAGE
A young fairy is upset because someone has moved into his part of the woods. The fairy tries all his tricks to get the man to leave, but he will not. When the two finally meet face to face we learn that Wicked Nix, the fairy, is not a fairy at all but a young boy. And not just any boy, but the man’s long lost brother who was taken by the fairies and never aged.
I really enjoy a story set in the woods with characters like Mr. Green representing nature. I loved the setting and the characters and the whimsical nature of fairies mixed with the realities of the human word. What I really didn’t like though was that this story hinges on a young boy being kidnapped as a child and includes one additional child kidnapping by fairies. I think this is more often than not anxiety inducing in young readers.
Jen Wecker, HS English Teacher
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