Sprite's Secret: A Branches Book (Pixie Tricks #1): Volume 1

by Tracey West

Book Overview

Fairies + magic + fantasy + New York Times bestselling author Tracey West = Pixie Tricks

Pick a book. Grow a Reader

This series is part of Scholastic's early chapter book line, Branches, aimed at newly independent readers. With easy-to-read text, high-interest content, fast-paced plots, and illustrations on every page, these books will boost reading confidence and stamina. Branches books help readers grow

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1338627783
• ISBN13: 9781338627787
• Release Date: December 2020
• Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.2" x 7.6"
• Age Range: 6 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Grades 1 to 3

Customer Reviews

Pixie Tricks are great, easy reads for kids ... FUN TOO!

In researching children's books for my own writing projects, I came across this book in my church library. While waiting for church to begin one Sunday I began reading it. I love to read children's books ... and to write them ... so was delighted with this one. If the rest of the series is as good as this first book, PIXIE TRICKS will be a real winner. This is an easy read for the young crowd, and the Sunday School teacher said the kids just adore the pixies. They play games where they pretend to be pixies and use their imaginations to think of more tricks for these fun-loving characters to perform. I highly recommend this book.

Great reading for young girls

I bought the entire set of 8 books for all of my granddaughters, they all loved them and the older girls are reading them for the second time.

I love this book.

I am seven years old, and Pixie Tricks Sprite's Secret is one of my favorite books. Sprite is one of the main characters in the book. He is a Pixie, and also a Royal Pixie Tricker. Evil Pixies have escaped from the other world where fairies live, and it's up to Sprite to send them back. Violet is an eight year old girl whom Sprite asks for help to find all 14 of the evil pixies. The way the author says things makes it all sound so real, even though it is only a fantasy. She writes so well that I feel like I am one of the main characters. Pix is the main reason I love this book. He is one of the evil fairies who escaped, and he loves to play. His powerful, evil, magic is that he makes everyone play with him. To make people want to play with him, he always taps them on the head twice, and then they are under his spell. They play with him for the rest of their lives. They don't eat or sleep or do anything else. His victims just play and play and play. If you want to find out more about Sprite, Pix, and Violet, I recommend that you read the book.

Magical read for children

If you're looking for a series for your child that's easier to read than Harry Potter, then this is the series for you. My 7 year old daughter hated reading. It was a battle. We tried Harry Potter but the book was way too long for a young reader to read by herself plus some of the words were too difficult and it became frustrating for her. Then I found Pixie Tricks. After starting the first book in the series (Sprite's Secret) my daughter began to realize how wonderful reading can really be. These easy to read books are divided into manageable chapters so that confidence is built as each chapter is read. You won't find your child getting discouraged when the end of the chapter seems too far to get to. So if you have a reluctant reader, take them on a magical journey to Violet's world where fairies really do exist and reading is fun.

My daughter loves this series

My daughter is a 7 year old second-grader and she loves the Pixie Tricks series. She has read the first three books and can't wait to start the fourth. The books are at the perfect level for her to read herself. Violet is a wonderful main character -- fun, bright, adventurous, thoughtful. The plots are so exciting my daughter can't put the books down. She begs for me to let her stay up and read another chapter. We lent Sprite's Secret to a 7 year old neighbor and she loved it too.I'm not sure if the books appeal to boys. But if you have a daughter who loves fairies or any "magical" stories, I highly recommend the Pixie Tricks series.