Are you one of the legions of Harry Potter fans? Yeah, me too. But even if you've had it with precocious, underappreciated youngsters discovering their gifts, give "The Wee Free Men," by Terry Pratchett, a try. It's a terrific celebration of girlhood, of coming into one's own, and of loving the place where you're from and the people who've brought you into being. Tiffany Aching should by rights be as well known as Mr. Lightning Scar.
It's also about some hiliarous little guys with a weakness for drinking and thieving and ridiculous strengths in just about every other area. (I found myself growing attached to Rob Anybody and Smaller Than Medium Sized Jock But Bigger Than Wee Jock Jock, which becomes amazingly easy to say and starts to seem quite right after a few dozen pages).
Who's the big bad? Let's just say that the fairy godmother ain't as sweet as you might think.
There are more books by the author and more books in the series. I look forward to getting lost in them.
Here's a review:
http://www.scifidimensions.com/Jun03/weefreemen.htm
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