The sharp-tongued Shade, gregarious Ginch, and pilfering Professor return for more mad-cap misadventures! Will the three stop a bullying bugbear from closing the Grand Library of Elfame? Maybe. Will they track down members of a secret society of book guardians and retrieve a treasure trove of lost books? Possibly. Will Quentin Q. Quacksworth actually approve of this tale? I wouldn’t bet on it, but the only way to find out is to read (against the advice of Quacksworth, of course) Another Dreadful Fairy Book!  Bullying bugbears, inept inventors, bickering gangsters, hay fever-plagued monsters—a whole new batch of dreadful fairies join Shade, Ginch,  and the Professor in this sequel to A Dreadful Fairy Book. Shade’s pleasant life in the magical Grand Library of Elfame is threatened when the Grand Scrutinizer of the Ministry of Ordinariness, Averageness, and Normalcy (M.O.A.N.) decides that the library poses a danger to the “moral climate” of the fairy lands. Shade, unfortunately, has little time to deal with that when she discovers that her late father belonged to a secret society of book guardians. Taking up her father’s mission, Shade ventures forth to find and unite the other members and retrieve a treasure trove of rare books. Will she succeed? Will the library remain open? Will narrator Quentin Q. Quacksworth find this book to be as “improper” as the last one? Read Another Dreadful Fairy Book and find out! Praise for A Dreadful Fairy Book : "With an exasperated narrator who would much prefer a story whose fairies and plots behave the way they ought and with characters that not only question, but outright shatter the status quo to embrace difference, Etter offers readers a rich world of complexity and moral ambiguity as Shade navigates loss, betrayal, magic, and friendship in pursuit of the wonders of books and self-love. It's difficult to give Etter credit for diverse racial representation in a world of multihued nonhuman creatures; nevertheless, this chubby brown protagonist full of flaws and wit and heart is quite welcome. For bibliophiles (and bibliothecaphiles) and all those who step expectantly into mushroom rings."--Kirkus Reviews This isn't just any fairy book: it's dreadful. Shade is a brilliant heroine whose opinionated, spunky, and compassionate nature leads her into several fairy squabbles. Etter challenges the typical idea of fairies through humorous and dreadful twists. A charming read with a quirky narrator, a brazen heroine, and eccentric characters. -Elizabeth Konkel, Booklist "This book turns familiar (and less familiar) fairy-tale tropes upside down and inside out. With an even pace and varied cast of characters, the work will appeal to fantasy readers and fans of world-building. VERDICT: A charming addition to middle grade shelves."--Jamie Jensen, School Library Journal "This is a rollicking romp with themes of friendship, forgiveness, and the value of books. It calls itself "A Fairytale for Readers of All Ages" and I'd feel comfortable giving it to my 10-year-old or my 13-year-old and I quite enjoyed it at age 45. It's truly a boisterous, entertaining fantasy and the characters are delightfully deplorable--heavy on the delightful."--Lara Lillibridge, essayist and author of Girlish and Mamma, Mamma, Only Mamma. "Shade is a fierce, lovably flawed protagonist who knows her own mind and sets off on a quest for books: a fairy after my own heart!"--Josephine Cameron, author of "Maybe a Mermaid" and "Dog-Friendly Town" "[A Dreadful Fairy Book] is probably my favorite book." --Paul Bender, reader of discriminating taste, age 9 Thanks in advance for ordering a copy of Another Dreadful Fairy Book. I lobbied hard for the title to be either  Dreadful Fairy II: Electric Boogaloo or Dreadful Fairy 2: 2 Fairy, 2 Dreadful  but the folks in the legal department said we could get sued. Oh well. In spite of that, I hope you enjoy the book! If you do, feel free to leave a review here on Amazon. If you don't, feel free to keep it to yourself. As my mother used to frequently tell me, you don't have to share every opinion you have all of the time. Thanks again! Jon About Jon Etter (written by the narrator, Quentin Q. Quacksworth, Esq.) Jon Etter was born and raised (one assumes in a barn, judging by his manners) and still lives in that vast middle part of America that holds little interest to those of us in the civilized world, although its natives seem to tolerate it well enough. As a father of two and high school English teacher, one would think him capable of being more than the subpar scribbler of silly stories that he is, although I do believe he is improving slightly. You may visit him online at jonetter.com if you engage in such activities. About Quentin Q. Quacksworth (written by the author, Jon Etter, No Pretentious Title) Quentin Q. Quacksworth has been a professional narrator for a long time--too long, some of us would argue--and has narrated many "proper" and "morally improving" book