The Girl Who Soared Over Fairyland and Cut the Moon in Two

The Girl Who Soared Over Fairyland and Cut the Moon in Two is the second book in the Fairyland series by Catherynne M. Valente. It was published in October 2013.

Dedication
The dedication in The Girl Who Soared Over Fairyland and Cut the Moon in Two reads"'For all those who take the hand of a brightly colored stranger and journey back to Fairyland once a year""and everyone""whoever thought""they were too young""or too old.'"

Synopsis
September lies to her parents and other people around her, keeping secret her previous two trips to Fairyland. September goes about her ordinary life, waiting for her next trip to Fairyland. She grows older and turns 14. For her 14th birthday, September's father teaches her to drive Mr. Albert's Model A Ford that her and her mother had worked on and fixed together. September starts doing chores for her neighbours and saving money so that she can prepare for returning to Fairyland. She also helps her father in his recovery from his leg wound and tries to work out waht profession she feels called to. As time goes on, she starts to worry that she won't return to Fairyland.

On 1st July, September goes out to mend a fence at the edge of her parent's property with a hammer and nails, as well as a book to read and her jar of coins.