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Operation Bunny (Wings & Co.)

by Sally Gardner

Illustrator: David Roberts

Ages: 9+

Published: 2014

Publisher: Henry Holt BFYR/Macmillan

ISBN: 978-0-8050-9892-1

Keywords: Detective, Fairies

Emily discovers fairies, talking animals, and magical shops as she tries to escape her cruel parents and outwit the evil Harpella. Detailed, whimsical line drawings.