Adelethe Singing Coach

Fairy

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First published in 2012 by Orchard Books

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by Daisy Meadows

Adelethe Singing Coach

Fairy

Jack Frost’s Spell

It’s high time for the world to seeThe legend I was born to be.

The prince of pop, a dazzling starMy fans will flock from near and far.

But pop star fame is hard to get

Unless I help myself, I bet.I need a plan, a cunning trick

To make my stage act super-slick.

Seven magic clefs I’ll stealThey’ll give me pop star powers, I feel.I’ll sing and dance, I’ll dazzle and shine

And pop star glory will be mine!

A Picnic Surprise 9

Jax Tempo in a Temper! 23

A-OK are not OK! 31

Gobby the Star! 45

Kirsty’s Clever Plan 57

Just Like Magic! 65

Contents

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“What a fantastic place for a picnic!” Rachel Walker exclaimed, her face breaking into a huge smile.

She and her best friend, Kirsty Tate, were standing on a grassy hill above the site where the Rainspell Island Music Festival was taking place over five fun-packed days. Below them the girls could see the enormous stage surrounded by lighting rigs and sound equipment.

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Close by was Star Village, where festival-goers were able to have a go at being a pop star themselves. The village had a karaoke tent as well as a marquee for dance classes, and there were other areas where people could try out pop star hairstyles and make-up, as well as designing their own stage costumes. There were stalls and food tents, too, and a campsite for festival-goers where Rachel, Kirsty and Rachel’s parents were staying.

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“OK, girls,” called a voice behind them. “The picnic’s ready!”

Rachel and Kirsty spun around eagerly. Their friends Serena, Lexy and Emilia, otherwise known as the famous pop group The Angels, were sitting on a fluffy pink picnic rug, smiling up at them. Rachel and Kirsty’s eyes grew wide as they saw the three girls surrounded by plates and bowls of delicious food.

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“Oh, this looks so glamorous!” Kirsty sighed as she and Rachel joined The Angels on the picnic rug. There were piles of dainty triangular sandwiches

scattered with edible glitter,

and a crystal glass bowl brimming over with ripe red strawberries

alongside another bowl

of clotted cream. A jug of freshly

made lemonade with floating ice cubes and slices of lemon stood in the cool shade of a nearby tree.

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“Well, you two are our special festival guests,” Emilia reminded her, passing Kirsty a china plate piled high with tiny sandwiches. Kirsty and Rachel had first got to know The Angels when they’d won a competition to meet the band, and since then they’d all become good friends.

Lexy was pouring lemonade into sparkling crystal glasses. “Rainspell Island is lovely, isn’t it?” she remarked. “So green and peaceful.”

“It’s a really magical place,” Rachel agreed, glancing at Kirsty.

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Rainspell Island was where the two girls had first met on holiday – and it was even more special, because it was also where they had discovered that fairies were real! Since then, the girls had shared many thrilling adventures with their tiny, magical friends.

“We have another surprise for you, girls,” Serena said when they’d finished eating. She took two books out of the picnic hamper, one bound in pink silk and one in pale blue. The word Autographs was embroidered across the front of each book in swirling gold letters.

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“We thought you might like to collect autographs from your favourite festival acts,” explained Lexy as Serena handed the blue book to Kirsty and the pink one to Rachel.

“Thank you!” Rachel gasped, her eyes shining.

“You’ll sign our books, won’t you,” Kirsty asked eagerly, “Because you’re our very favourite act!”

“We already have!” Serena replied, smiling. “Take a look.”

Quickly Rachel and Kirsty flipped open their books. The Angels had signed the first pages of each, and they’d also added the first few lines of their hit song, Key to My Heart. Together the two girls began to read the words aloud, and The Angels sang along:

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“When I’m with you I feel so glad,The truest friend I ever had,I know we two will never part,And that’s the real key to my heart!”But The Angels’ voices sounded hoarse

and croaky and out of tune. Lexy, Emilia and Serena looked at each other in dismay as they struggled to hit the right notes.

“That was awful!” Lexy fretted.

“Well, we did perform the opening concert this morning,” Serena pointed out. “Maybe we strained our voices a bit.”

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“Yes, that must be it,” Emilia agreed. Rachel and Kirsty didn’t say anything,

but they exchanged a secret, worried

glance. They both knew exactly why The Angels’ voices were so off-key…

When Kirsty and Rachel had arrived at Rainspell Island earlier that day, they’d had a wonderful surprise. Their old friend, Destiny the Pop Star Fairy, had arrived to invite them to watch the rehearsals for the Fairyland Music Festival. Destiny had whisked the girls off to Fairyland to meet the seven Pop Star Fairies whose magic helped her make sure that pop music everywhere was fun and tuneful.

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But at the rehearsal the Pop Star Fairies hadn’t been able to perform properly because sneaky Jack Frost and his goblins had stolen their seven magical musical clefs. Jack Frost had arrogantly declared that he was going to use the amazing powers of the magical clefs to become the biggest pop star in the world! Then he and his goblins had vanished in a flash of icy magic to Rainspell Island.

Rachel and Kirsty had agreed to help the fairies retrieve the magical clefs, knowing that pop music in both the human and the fairy worlds would never be the same again if they didn’t find them all.

“Maybe we should rest and let our voices recover,” Lexy suggested.

“That’s a good idea,” replied Serena.

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“We’ll pack the picnic things away,” Kirsty offered.

“Thanks, girls,” said Emilia. “Listen, did you know that the band A-OK are performing later? Well, the boys are friends of ours and I’m sure they’d love to sign your autograph books.”

“Great!” Rachel exclaimed. “Kirsty and I love A-OK.”

“Why don’t you go along to their rehearsal tent?” Serena suggested. “You’ll be able to get in with those backstage passes we gave you.”

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“We’ll see you at the A-OK concert later, girls,” said Lexy, and The Angels set off down the hill.

“The rest of the festival will be ruined if we don’t find the missing clefs,” Kirsty said with a frown as she and Rachel began collecting the empty plates.

“At least we managed to find Jessie the Lyrics Fairy’s clef this morning,” Rachel said. “That means the pop stars won’t muddle up their lyrics any more.”

“It was lucky Jessie’s musical clef had just enough magic to make The Angels’ concert a success, wasn’t it?” said Kirsty. “But we need to find all the clefs to make everything right again.”

“Which means we’ve got to keep a careful look-out for goblins at all times,” Rachel replied.

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Jack Frost had stolen the seven clefs from the Pop Star Fairies, and given some of them to his goblins to hide.

Kirsty reached for the picnic hamper to pack everything away. But suddenly there was a whooshing sound as a burst of dazzling fairy sparkles shot out of the hamper.

“Kirsty!” Rachel cried as she spotted a tiny figure dancing through the glittering mist. “It’s Adele the Singing Coach Fairy!”