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Grandma is the mother of Mr. Bailey and the grandmother of Alex and Connor. She also happens to be a fairy from the Land of Stories—and not just any fairy, but the Fairy Godmother. When she was still young, Grandma discovered that she could travel at will between the Land of Stories and the real world and that she could even take others with her. Heartbroken at the painful lives so many children in this world suffered, she sought to ease their pain by telling fairytales both to entertain and to teach them important life lessons. When Mr. Bailey met the future Mrs. Bailey on a trip with his mother, Grandma got scared about losing her son and tried to keep the two apart. But when Mr. Bailey completed the Wishing Spell, she realized how strong his love for Mrs. Bailey was. After Mr. Bailey’s death, Grandma does what she can to help and support Mrs. Bailey, Alex, and Connor. She’s the one who gives the twins the book, The Land of Stories, which turns out to be a portal between the two worlds. Although she’s a fairy and loves her homeland, Grandma is also quite attached to the real world and all its brilliant technologies—especially cars. She reunites with the twins in the fairy realm, at the christening of Cinderella and Chance Charming’s newborn daughter, before helping them to return home to their normal lives.
Grandma (Fairy Godmother) Quotes in The Wishing Spell
The The Wishing Spell quotes below are all either spoken by Grandma (Fairy Godmother) or refer to Grandma (Fairy Godmother) . For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 3 Quotes
“Whenever you’re feeling down, on the days you miss your dad the most or when you just wish I were here, all you have to do is open it up and we’ll all be together in spirit, reading along,” Grandma told them. “Now, it’s getting late, and you have school tomorrow. Let’s get ready for bed.”
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Alex took The Land of Stories to bed with her that night. She gently flipped through the old pages, being careful not to tear them.
Seeing all the colorful illustrations of the places and characters again made her feel like she was reading an old scrapbook of sorts. She loved spending time reading about fairy-tale characters more than anything. They had always felt so real and accessible to her. They were the best friends she had ever had.
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Chapter 19 Quotes
Froggy was speechless. These two children had done something he had only dreamed about doing for years.
“That’s extraordinary, children,” Froggy said, but his happy expression deflated to a worried one. “But you can’t go home yet.”
“Why not?” Alex asked.
“Yeah,” Connor said. “Why not?”
Froggy was the one who had introduced them to the Wishing Spell in the first place. Why was he saying they couldn’t use it now?
“I promised the Fairy Godmother that I would bring you to her,” Froggy said. “And in exchange, she said that she would turn me back into my human form. Please, you must let me take you to her.”
The twins could tell that he didn’t want to ask this of them but was desperately hoping they would agree.
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Grandma (Fairy Godmother) Character Timeline in The Wishing Spell
The timeline below shows where the character Grandma (Fairy Godmother) appears in The Wishing Spell. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 1
...Alex is surprised that Connor remembers this, although maybe she shouldn’t be. For many years, Grandma (who lived in a tiny cottage far up in the mountains) would regale them with...
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Chapter 3
...at all until they turn the corner and see a familiar blue car in the driveway—Grandma has come to visit! The twins only see Grandma a few times a year because...
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Not only has Grandma brought presents and food for a birthday feast, but she sneaks in some extra groceries,...
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After dinner and dessert, Connor and Alex open their gifts. Most of them are things Grandma has collected on her travels. But there’s also Grandma’s cherished copy of The Land of...
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Chapter 4
Immediately after Grandma’s visit, Alex begins acting strangely. She’s spending more time than ever in her room, Connor...
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...dangerous than a bird can emerge from it. But Alex can’t imagine doing anything to Grandma’s precious book. She stuffs it back into her bag and goes back to the classroom.
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Chapter 11
...lost. This only increases Connor’s frustration. Not only is he worried about Mrs. Bailey and Grandma, he’s also afraid that the Huntress is after the same thing they are. He asks...
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Chapter 12
...(the functional leader), Rosette, Tangerina, Xanthous, Skylene, Violetta, and Coral—convenes. Chairs are reserved for the Fairy Godmother and Mother Goose, although they’re not in attendance currently. When they arrive, Emerelda wastes no...
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Chapter 14
...the Walking Fish, are making them reconsider a question that each has pondered privately: whether Grandma or Mr. Bailey ever came to the Land of Stories. They discuss the possibility together...
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Chapter 16
...as it may seem, Mr. Bailey must have come from the Land of Stories. Maybe Grandma, too. The evidence is all there: the Walking Fish, the Curvy Tree, the way that...
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Chapter 19
...from the vines’ grip. Froggy reveals that he’s been on the twins’ trail for days—the Fairy Godmother asked him to help her track them down, and in exchange she promised to return...
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Chapter 22
...guilty because he asked them to wait on the Wishing Spell until they’d seen the Fairy Godmother . Connor concedes that the whole misadventure was Froggy’s fault—if he never told the twins...
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Chapter 23
...inevitable any longer. It’s time to return the items they’ve borrowed and to face the Fairy Godmother . Maybe, they think, she will even help them. They pack their things, destroy the...
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...the slipper got broken. It happens all the time, she assures the twins, and the Fairy Godmother fixes them right up. She has come for the christening, too, and she wants to...
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...witness Hope’s christening. Then, Sir Lampton summons them. It’s time for them to meet the Fairy Godmother .
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...in. As Sir Lampton bows out of the room, the Fairy Godmother turns around. She’s Grandma!
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Chapter 24
Rushing over to Alex and Connor, Grandma tells them how relieved she is to find out that they’re all right. Then she...
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For a long time, Grandma says, time moved faster in the real world than the fairy world. She would visit...
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Eventually, Grandma started bringing Mr. Bailey along, but when he fell in love with Mrs. Bailey, Grandma...
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When Grandma says it’s time to go downstairs, Alex and Connor find Sir Lampton eavesdropping in the...
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Downstairs, Grandma gives baby Hope the gift of courage. Then, she turns Froggy back into a man....
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