# Happily for Now - Hardcover

by **Kelly Jones** (Author), **Kelly Murphy** (Illustrator)

**Fiona wants to fix people's problems--but what if she's the one who needs help? Kelly Jones, author of _Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer,_ delivers a funny, take-charge heroine kids will love.**

Fiona may have problems, but she's no damsel in distress. She'd rather be the one wielding the wand in the story: she wants to be the fairy godperson. So when her mom sends her off to stay with relatives in a place called Cold Hope for the summer, Fiona decides it's time to start training for the role.

And wow, do these people need help Aunt Becky's bakery is failing, Great-uncle Timothy draws but never speaks, and Great-Aunt Alta is the gloomiest, doomiest woman she's ever met.

But helping people in the real world isn't as easy as it sounds in fairy tales. Change is messy. What if she's actually making things worse?

Still, with practice (and some deep breaths), Fiona will discover that sometimes messy is okay. Sometimes things do get worse before they get better. And sometimes trying to help fix other people's problems can help you work on your own...

### Author Biography

KELLY JONES has been a librarian and a bookseller and is a raiser of (much-loved but fairly ordinary) chickens. She is now a novelist and the author of _Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer_; its sequel, _Are You Ready to Hatch an Unusual Chicken?_; a ghost story called _Sauerkraut_; and the feminist Regency romp _Murder, Magic, and What We Wore_. You can find her at her website, curiosityjones.net, or on Twitter and Instagram at @curiosityjones.

KELLY MURPHY is a _New York Times_ bestselling author-illustrator and recipient of the E. B. White Read Aloud Award. She teaches illustration at the Rhode Island School of Design and lives in Providence, Rhode Island, with her husband and their many animal companions. You can find her at KelMurphy.com and on Twitter and Instagram at @yllekyhprum.

**Number of Pages:** 288

**Dimensions:** 1.1 x 8.4 x 5.5 IN

**Illustrated:** Yes

**Publication Date:** May 04, 2021

**Accelerated Reader:**

**Quiz Name:** Happily for Now

**Interest Level:** Middle Grades, 4-8

**Reading Level:** 4.4

**Point Value:** 8

## Details

- **Price:** 16.99 USD
- **Vendor:** Books by splitShops
- **Type:** Books
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