A lot is changing for Cici. Her parents are separating, her wacky abuela is moving in, and on her tenth birthday, she wakes up with fairy wings! Cici's new magical powers let her see people as they truly are. But what she learns about her friends and family isn't always easy to accept. She has only one day to decide whether to keep her wings. When Cici wishes life could just be normal again, will she choose to believe in the power of fairies?
"Cici's turning ten, but her birthday won't be the same since her dad's recent move out of the family home. However, that's not the weirdest part of the day: it turns out that Cici is actually a fairy, or hada, and she suddenly develops wings and magical sight that lets her see people as they truly are (the mean girls are chickens following their leader, her mother is an octopus juggling far too m
The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books
"So far, Cici's tenth birthday isn't shaping up well. For starters, her dad just left, her crazy abuela moved in, and her best friend wants to go to a party thrown by the popular girls. This all would be more than enough to handle, but on the morning of her birthday, Cici wakes up with . . . wings?? Thankfully, her grandmother is here to help her out, explaining that fairies run in the family, and
Booklist
"Ten-year-old Cici has been through a lot. Her parents announce that they are getting divorced, she feels pressured by her friend to grow up, and she suddenly realizes she has magical powers. And now Cici has only one day to decide whether to keep her newfound powers or discard them. The story moves exceptionally fast, rapidly switching between scenes, which makes it difficult for readers to conne
