The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell

The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell

By Chris Colfer

235 ratings 349 reviews 274 followers
Book 1 of 6 in the  Land of Stories Series
Interest LevelReading LevelReading A-ZATOSWord Count
Grades 4 - 8Grades 3 - 5U598248
The first book in Chris Colfer's #1 New York Times bestselling series The Land of Stories about two siblings who fall into a fairy-tale world!
 
Alex and Conner Bailey's world is about to change, in this fast-paced adventure that uniquely combines our modern day world with the enchanting realm of classic fairy tales.

The Land of Stories tells the tale of twins Alex and Conner. Through the mysterious powers of a cherished book of stories, they leave their world behind and find themselves in a foreign land full of wonder and magic where they come face-to-face with the fairy tale characters they grew up reading about.

But after a series of encounters with witches, wolves, goblins, and trolls alike, getting back home is going to be harder than they thought.
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
ISBN-13: 9780316201568
ISBN-10: 0316201561
Published on 7/2/2013
Binding: Paperback
Number of pages: 464

Book Reviews (339)

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Fairy Godmother Fairy Godmother

I love this book!!! I love fairytales and if you are a Harry Potter fan or a Fablehaven fan this is the book for you. Well don't just read THIS book, read every book in the series. I am writing reviews for all of them. Well don't just sit here, go start on the magical journey of reading!
yo-kaiwatcher09 yo-kaiwatcher09

I love this book! I couldn't believe that Conner and Alex's mom had been working double shifts, just for their health and other important needs. Their mom is so kind! This book gives you an introduction to the fairy-tale world and all of its goods and bads.
cool girl and b cool girl and b

i luved this book so many twist and stuff disney could never had imagined
Nicole Nicole

This book really situates the children into the story. It is packed with twisted fairy tales, but at the same time, blends into our very modernly society.
Elise Beutler Elise Beutler

Wonderful book!
ReadingFanatic ReadingFanatic

Great book if you like fairy tale stories. You should read it if you have not. It has action, adventure, drama, and great character's read it.
mcrocks mcrocks

All I have to say:wow!!!!!
mable5505 mable5505

BEST BOOK SERIES EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
maryn.s maryn.s

i have read the book it is very exciting
cheetahluver cheetahluver

The Land of Stories is one of the best books I have read so far, and that's saying a lot, because I read all the time. :D Anyways, it's about two twins- Alex and Conner- who are different in many ways. Alex is the smart kid and Conner is the lazy kid. They travel through a book into a realm called 'the Land of Stories', which is the FAIRYTALE world! They meet many new friends and discover shocking secrets. This is the real-deal book- great plot, realistic characters, and the thing I like most are all the COINCIDENCES and how you actually get to know what happens to the fairytale characters after the story! Reading this, I just found out so many things that I've be longing to know about fairytales! It explains everything- why the villians did what, and this book is only telling about a small, small section of fairytales! Don't forget though- it's a GREAT book that you MUST read or you will seriously miss out! I mean, why isn't this more popular? It totally crushes the Hunger Games in terms of awesomeness! Anyways, Chris Colfer is a great author. I've already read all the 5 books, so instead of rating each one I'll just say that YOU REALLY SHOULD READ ALL 5 BOOKS!!! Everything makes perfect sense! There are explanations for every, single, action that every single fairytale character has ever done! All wrote into 5 great books that have great action, drama, and twists! (I'm still waiting for the 6th book.) And YES, the series gets better and better after every book! :D
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