Stardust
Gaiman, Neil.
New York: Spike, c1999.
In the 18th century village of Wall lives young Tristran Thorn. His village lies next to Faerie. No one is allowed to cross through the gate except every 9th year when they have a market day. Tristan fancies himself in love with Victoria, the local ingenue. In a pledge of love, he vows to retrieve a fallen star for her. The only hitch is that the star fell on the other side of the wall...Along this quest, we meet many inhabitants of Faerie and find out that Tristan is not all that he appears to be.
This is a light and fun fairy tale. All ages will love it, especially with the movie coming out this August 10th. I absolutely love Neil Gaiman's voice from listening to Coraline and other works and could literally hear his voice in my head as I read this book. It wasn't The Princess Bride but it was pretty magical.
Behind the scenes peek: I've seen the graphic novel waiting to be processed so keep checking back.