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Eleanor's world is confined by the hedge around my guardian's estate, but her imagination knows no boundaries.Applying her scientific spirit to her favorite fairy tales, Eleanor devotes years to designing experiments that she hopes will attract fairies to her garden. But when a skeptical boy, instead of a fairy, appears in the garden, Eleanor's concept of magic is shaken to the core.The beauty of innocence, the perils of devotion, and the power of imagination are illuminated in a story that sings to the inner child: Eleanor's story.

Eleanor's world is confined to the hedge around her guardian's estate--but her imagination knows no boundaries. Applying her scientific spirit to her favorite fairy tales, Eleanor devotes years to designing experiments that she hopes will attract fairies to the garden. But when a skeptical boy, instead of a fairy, appears in the garden, Eleanor's concept of magic is shaken to its core. The beauty of innocence, the perils of devotion, and the power of imagination are illuminated in a story that sings to the inner child: Eleanor's story.