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'A girl with anime hair. A boy with a sketchbook. A forest possessed.

With a motley pack of possibly imaginary friends watching over her, Isola Wilde feels safe, loved. But even her protectors can't save her from the anguish of watching her mother's illness take over their house. Friends Grape and James help her to feel normal. New boy Edgar makes her forget for a while. But always Isola comes back to wondering: will I be next? The ghost at the window would steal Isola's last breath, and it will take all of Isola's strength to stop her.

As her magical world collides with the real one, Isola strikes a Faustian deal with a cute and fluffy gargoyle to protect herself from the fairytale evils of her world.'

(Publisher's blurb)

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Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Sydney, New South Wales,: Random House , 2013 .
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      Extent: 432p.
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      • Published 3 June 2013
      ISBN: 9781742758510 (pbk.), 9781742758527 (ebook)

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Judges Comments on the Winner and Honour Books : Older Readers 2014 single work column
— Appears in: Reading Time , August 2014;
Writing Their Way to Fame Katharine England , 2014 single work column
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 12 April 2014; (p. 58)
[Review] Fairytales for Wilde Girls Alice Mulvogue , 2013 single work review
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Winter vol. 21 no. 2 2013; (p. 37)

— Review of Fairytales for Wilde Girls Allyse Near , 2013 single work novel
[Review] Fairytales for Wilde Girls Jo Goodman , 2013 single work review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , July vol. 28 no. 3 2013; (p. 43)

— Review of Fairytales for Wilde Girls Allyse Near , 2013 single work novel
[Review] Fairytales for Wilde Girls Grace Nye , 2013 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , July-August no. 353 2013;

— Review of Fairytales for Wilde Girls Allyse Near , 2013 single work novel
[Review] Fairytales for Wilde Girls Bec Kavanagh , 2013 single work review
— Appears in: Books + Publishing , April vol. 92 no. 5 2013; (p. 14)

— Review of Fairytales for Wilde Girls Allyse Near , 2013 single work novel
[Review] Fairytales for Wilde Girls Grace Nye , 2013 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , July-August no. 353 2013;

— Review of Fairytales for Wilde Girls Allyse Near , 2013 single work novel
[Review] Fairytales for Wilde Girls Jo Goodman , 2013 single work review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , July vol. 28 no. 3 2013; (p. 43)

— Review of Fairytales for Wilde Girls Allyse Near , 2013 single work novel
[Review] Fairytales for Wilde Girls Alice Mulvogue , 2013 single work review
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Winter vol. 21 no. 2 2013; (p. 37)

— Review of Fairytales for Wilde Girls Allyse Near , 2013 single work novel
Lip Lit : Fairytales for Wilde Girls Emily Tatti , 2013 single work review
— Appears in: Lip Magazine 2013;

— Review of Fairytales for Wilde Girls Allyse Near , 2013 single work novel
Writing Their Way to Fame Katharine England , 2014 single work column
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 12 April 2014; (p. 58)
Judges Comments on the Winner and Honour Books : Older Readers 2014 single work column
— Appears in: Reading Time , August 2014;
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