How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #7
Kendra saw a silver fairy with blue hair plant a kiss on an obese imp. The imp instantly metamorphosed into a plump fairy with coppery wings. As the silver fairy glided away, the plump fairy tackled another imp, forced a kiss, and in a flash the imp became a thin, Asian-looking fairy with hummingbird wings. (18.62)
Now here's another unexpected transform-y moment in the book. At first we'd learned that fairies that transform into imps aren't supposed to be able to change back—but now they're doing just that.
Quote #8
"I'll be curious to know what other changes the fairies wrought in you," Grandpa said. "I've never heard of such a thing. You'll let me know if you discover any other oddities?" (19.19)
After all the action goes down, Kendra doesn't have to drink milk anymore in order to see magical critters—this strikes Grandpa as odd, and potentially worrisome. Is this the only thing that interacting with the Fairy Queen has transformed about Kendra? Or will there be other surprises down the road?
Quote #9
Grandpa shrugged. "The fairies might have known that once they restored her, she would change her mind. Looks like they were right. Remember, the fairies experience existence like the naiads. From their point of view, Lena was out of her mind wanting to be mortal. They probably thought they were curing her insanity." (19.56)
Lena's transformation from aging mortal back to youthful naiad is puzzling and a little sad (at least from a human point of view). As a mortal, Lena got to have all kinds of cool experiences traveling the world, and she got to hang on to her memories, which she treasured. Back in the naiad world, all that vanishes, and she lives in the ephemeral, day-to-day, immortal world of fairies and naiads once more. Can we really attach a value (good or bad) to this kind of transformation?