Tracey West has been an author for eleven years. While she recently wrote the Pokémon chapter books for Scholastic, she is perhaps best well known for her series, Pixie Tricks. After spending an idyllic childhood reading library books under the trees and watching Saturday morning cartoons, she attended Rutgers University and studied English and Journalism. She says: “When I was a kid, I loved to read more than anything. I still do. I thought it would be great if I could make up stories that would entertain people as much as other writers entertained me.” She decided to focus on … Continue reading →

I was first introduced to the Pixie Tricks series by my local librarian as I was looking for something for my daughter to read. This set of books tells the story of fourteen pixies who have escaped from their fairy kingdom and have come into our world, determined to cause trouble wherever they go. Sprite is a fairy and is also a Royal Pixie Tricker. He has been sent to round up the pixies and send them back where they came from. But each pixie has to be tricked in a different way, and he needs some help. Violet Briggs … Continue reading →