My tooth is aching once again.
But Ice Fairies shouldn’t suffer pain!
I’ve thought it through, and now I’m sure —
Brianna has the only cure.
She makes our loose teeth a fun game,
So I’ve decided she’s to blame.
Bring all her magic things to me,
And stop this toothy agony!
Find the hidden letters in the star shapes throughout this book. Unscramble all 10 letters to spell a special word!
Title Page
Dedication
Map
Poem
The Moonstone Ring
Tooth Trouble
Scaredy-Jack
The Ring Leads the Way
The Great Goblin Tooth Hunt
Gifts for the Goblins
The Endless Coin
Things That Go Bump in the Night
Buttons Barks a Warning!
The Bad-Tempered Bundle
Goblin on Wheels
Four-Legged Hero
The Enchanted Pouch
Brianna’s Request
A Toothache and a Teddy Bear
Uncle Jack Frost!
A Brave Patient
The Magic of the Pouch
Teaser
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Tooth Trouble
Scaredy-Jack
The Ring Leads the Way
The Great Goblin Tooth Hunt
Gifts for the Goblins
Rachel Walker opened her bedroom window and leaned out to gaze up at the starry sky. She took a deep breath of fresh air and smiled happily.
“This is going to be the best summer ever,” she said.
Her best friend, Kirsty Tate, had arrived that morning to stay with her in Tippington. Three long, sunny weeks stretched ahead of them. Rachel was excited to find out what adventures awaited. Whenever they were together, the most magical things seemed to happen!
She heard her bedroom door open and turned around. Kirsty came in, carrying something small in the palm of her hand.
“Rachel, guess what,” she said. “My loose tooth has finally fallen out!”
“That’s terrific!” said Rachel. “We can put it under your pillow, so the Tooth Fairy can come tonight.”
She closed the curtains and both girls changed into their pajamas. Then Kirsty slid her tooth under her pillow and patted it down happily.
“We’ve never met the Tooth Fairy, have we?” she asked, climbing under the covers. “I wonder what she’s like.”
Rachel and Kirsty had a very special secret. They were friends with lots of fairies and had visited Fairyland many times. Sometimes Jack Frost made trouble with his goblins. The girls had often helped the fairies foil his plans.
“Maybe we’ll wake up when she comes to exchange your tooth for money,” said Rachel. She got into bed and yawned.
“The Tooth Fairy is so quiet that she never wakes anyone up,” said Kirsty.
Rachel smiled and turned out her bedside light. It had been a long day, and within a few minutes, both girls were fast asleep.
When Rachel’s alarm went off in the morning, she sat up and looked eagerly over to where her best friend was sleeping.
“Kirsty, wake up!” she said. “Let’s see what the Tooth Fairy brought you!”
Kirsty sat up and lifted her pillow. Then her shoulders slumped.
“My tooth is still here,” she said, disappointed.
Rachel jumped out of bed and came over to sit with Kirsty. Sure enough, the little white tooth was still lying on the sheet.
“The Tooth Fairy is probably confused because you’re staying here instead of at your house,” she said, putting her arm around Kirsty. “I’m sure she’ll come tonight.”
“Maybe she left some money but forgot to take the tooth,” said Kirsty. She picked up the pillow and shook it. “Or maybe the money got stuck inside the pillowcase?”
As she shook the pillow, the girls heard a faint tinkling noise. Suddenly, a tiny fairy came shooting out of the pillowcase. She did three somersaults in the air and landed on Kirsty’s nightstand. She was wearing a ruffled skirt with funky red boots and a polka-dotted top. Her long golden hair curled over her shoulder.
“Hello, Kirsty and Rachel!” she said. “I’m Brianna the Tooth Fairy.” She smiled.
“Hi, Brianna,” said Rachel. “Are you here to take Kirsty’s tooth?”
“I wish I was,” said Brianna, looking upset. “But Jack Frost has been causing trouble again. I’ve come to ask for your help.”
“What happened?” asked Kirsty.
“I’ll show you,” said Brianna. She waved her wand at the mirror hanging on the wall, and the surface rippled. When it was smooth again, Rachel’s bedroom had disappeared. Instead, the girls saw Jack Frost’s scowling face in the reflection!
Jack Frost was sitting on his throne with a hand clamped to the side of his face. He moaned and groaned at the top of his lungs. Goblins scurried around his feet, cringing as he shouted.
“None of your silly cures work!” he roared. “I’ve tried rubbing garlic, potatoes, ice cubes, and pepper onto my gums, and nothing helps! My tooth still hurts!”
He kicked a tray that a warty-nosed goblin was holding. A toothbrush, some floss, and a tube of toothpaste flew through the air. The goblin dropped to his hands and knees to pick them up.
“Maybe you should go see the dentist,” muttered the goblin.
The whole throne room went deadly silent. Jack Frost sat up very straight. The other goblins backed away.
“What did you say?” hissed Jack Frost.
The warty-nosed goblin looked around and realized that he was on his own. His bottom lip started to tremble.
“N-nothing,” he babbled, scooping everything onto his tray and crawling out of Jack Frost’s reach.
“I never want to hear the word ‘dentist’ in this room again!” screeched Jack Frost.
“But how are you going to get rid of your toothache without a den … um … without help?” asked the goblin.
Jack Frost snarled and banged his fist down on the arm of his throne. “If only I had the Tooth Fairy’s magic — I bet my teeth would be perfect!”
Suddenly, a sly look came over his face.
“Goblins, come closer,” he said. “I just had a fantastic idea. Only the Tooth Fairy’s magical objects will stop my tooth from hurting. You know what that means, don’t you?”
The goblins scratched their heads, looked at one another, and shrugged.
“You’re going to steal them for me!” shouted Jack Frost.
The image on the mirror rippled again and then disappeared. Brianna turned back to the girls with a heavy sigh.
“That’s exactly what happened,” she said. “I sleep during the day and work at night. Yesterday, the goblins snuck into my cottage while I was asleep and took all three of my magical objects.”
“That’s awful,” said Rachel. “You poor thing!”
“Without them, I can’t do my job,” Brianna continued.
“What are your magic items?” asked Kirsty.
Brianna used her wand to draw pictures in the air. The first picture showed a delicate, shining ring.
“The moonstone ring glows when it is close to loose teeth,” she explained. “It guides me toward the children who need me.”
The second picture showed a small coin with a star engraved on it.
“The endless coin allows me to put money under every pillow. I can’t collect loose teeth without it,” said Brianna. “I put it under the pillow and wave my wand. Then the coin is magically sent back to my pocket along with the tooth, and money appears for the child to find in the morning.”
; The third picture was of a velvet drawstring pouch.
“I put the teeth I collect in the enchanted pouch. This keeps them safe until I can return to Fairyland,” said Brianna. “Its magic helps dentists take care of everyone’s teeth.”
“Is there anything we can do to help you get your items back?” Kirsty asked.
“I hope so,” said Brianna. “I came to ask for your help. Without the moonstone ring, I can’t even find the kids who need me.”
“So that’s why you didn’t collect Kirsty’s tooth!” said Rachel.
Brianna nodded sadly. Just then, the girls heard Mrs. Walker calling them.
“Girls, time for breakfast!”
Brianna flew under a lock of Rachel’s hair, and the girls went downstairs. Mrs. Walker was carrying a pile of magazines out to the front hall.
“I’ve been getting rid of all my old magazines,” she said. “I was wondering if you would take them down to the recycling bins in town for me after breakfast?”
“Of course we will, Mom,” said Rachel.
The girls went into the kitchen and sat down at the breakfast table.
“After we’ve recycled the magazines, we can start searching for the moonstone ring,” said Kirsty in a low voice. “We have to stop Jack Frost from ruining the Tooth Fairy’s magic for kids all over the world!”
After breakfast, Rachel and Kirsty got dressed and put the magazines into two large bags. Then they set off to walk into town. It was early, so there weren’t many people around. The only people they saw were three small boys wearing baseball hats. One of them had a soccer ball under his arm.
Brianna was hiding inside Kirsty’s shirt pocket. She popped her head up as they walked past the library. “Girls, I can sense that my ring is very close,” she said with a smile.
“I wonder where those boys are planning to play soccer,” said Rachel thoughtfully. “They’re walking in the opposite direction of the park.”
The sun came out from behind a cloud and shone down on the three boys. Something sparkled on the tallest boy’s finger, and Brianna yelled in excitement.
“That’s my moonstone ring!” she said. “I’d know it anywhere.”
“That means those boys are goblins,” said Kirsty with a frown. “Let’s follow them.”
The goblins walked toward the center of town. They seemed to be arguing. The ring flashed brightly in the sunshine as the tallest goblin waved his arms around. The girls followed as close as they dared, hoping that the goblins wouldn’t turn around.
At last, the goblins turned down a side street.
“Where are they going?” Rachel wondered.
The friends peered around the corner. The goblins had stopped outside Tippington Dental Care, and the girls could just hear what they were saying.
“The ring’s definitely telling us to go in here,” said the tallest goblin. “It’s gleaming so brightly I can hardly look at it.”
“What if it’s leading us to those pesky fairies?” said the second goblin, who was wearing sunglasses that were much too big for him.
“It’s leading us to loose teeth, silly,” said the third goblin in a very squeaky voice. “That’s what Jack Frost said it does. He wants us to get to them before the Tooth Fairy does.”
“Why?” asked the second goblin.
“Wake up!” screeched the tallest goblin. “Jack Frost needs as much tooth magic as possible, because his toothache still hasn’t gotten any better.”
“Of course he doesn’t feel better,” said Brianna in a low voice. “My objects aren’t supposed to cure toothaches. They’re charms that help dentists do their jobs!”
“Get out of my way,” the second goblin said to the others.
He elbowed them aside and ran up the steps into the dentist’s office. The other two goblins followed, still arguing loudly.
“Oh, no. They’re definitely going to cause trouble in there,” said Kirsty. “We have to stop them!”
“I need to get my ring back,” said Brianna urgently, hopping from one foot to the other inside Kirsty’s pocket. “We’re so close — we can’t let them get away!”
“We’re not going to let them get away,” said Rachel. “We have the perfect reason to go into the office.”
She held up one of the bags of magazines that she was carrying.
“Of course!” Kirsty exclaimed. “Dentist’s offices always need magazines for people to read while they wait.”
“We can go in and donate the magazines and have a look around at the same time,” said Rachel.
“Terrific idea!” Brianna cried. An excited golden fizz of fairy dust burst from her wand.
“Keep out of sight,” Kirsty reminded her. “The receptionist can’t see you.”
Brianna ducked down again, and Rachel and Kirsty hurried up the steps and through the frosted glass doors. A stern-looking receptionist glared at them down the length of her nose.
“Do you have an appointment?” she boomed. “The dentist doesn’t get in until ten, you know.”
“No, we don’t have an appointment,” said Rachel politely. “But we have two bags of magazines we’d like to donate. Do you need some for the waiting area?”
The receptionist gave a flicker of a smile.
“That’s very nice of you,” she said.
“I’ll go and put them out on the tables for you,” said Kirsty quickly.
She took Rachel’s bags and winked at her.
“Keep her talking,” she whispered. “I’m going to find those goblins!”
Rachel stood in front of the receptionist’s desk and blocked her view of the waiting area. Kirsty put the magazines on the table and then looked around. The door to the exam room was slightly open. She stepped closer and heard a muffled giggle coming from inside.
“That was a goblin!” Brianna whispered. “Let’s investigate.”
“OK,” Kirsty replied in a low voice. “The dentist doesn’t come in until ten. That gives us half an hour.”
Kirsty glanced over at her best friend. Rachel was chatting with the receptionist about the Tippington summer carnival. Kirsty pushed open the door to the exam room and peeked inside.
CRASH! BANG! SPLASH! The goblins had turned the examination room into a disaster area. Cupboards had been thrown open and dental equipment was scattered on the floor. The tallest goblin sat in the exam chair and played with the mouthwash dispenser. The goblin with the squeaky voice giggled as he hung upside down.
“Those troublemakers!” Kirsty exclaimed.
Brianna peeked out of Kirsty’s shirt pocket and gasped. The goblin wearing sunglasses had a mouthful of pink mouthwash and was spitting it at the others. As the girls watched, he sprayed the last drops over the squeaky-voiced goblin, then picked up the dentist’s drill and started to make holes in the wall. The goblin, dripping with mouthwash, next jumped up to grab a low-hanging light, and started swinging back and forth.
“Can you see any teeth from up there?” demanded the tallest goblin.
“Who cares — this is fun!” squealed the other goblin, swinging faster and faster.
“You’ll care when Jack Frost catches you!” said the tallest goblin, shining the dentist’s light into the eyes of the other goblin.
“OW!” screeched the goblin. “Stop it!” He let go of the light and crashed to the floor.
“Hey, look at me!” said the goblin with the squeaky voice.
He filled a mold with pink dental wax and bit into it to make a copy of his teeth. But he couldn’t pull it out of his mouth!
“OWWW!” he wailed.
The other goblins cackled with laughter, holding their stomachs and rolling around on the floor. The tallest goblin rolled into a cabinet, which burst open. A cascade of false teeth rained down on him.
“Get them!” he squawked.
The goblins lunged for the false teeth. They obviously thought they were real, and could help Jack Frost!
“We have to stop them!” cried Brianna.
She zoomed
out of Kirsty’s pocket and into the exam room.
Kirsty followed her and stood with her back against the door.
“Stop!” she demanded. “Those don’t belong to you. Put them back!”
“No way!” snapped the tallest goblin. “These are for Jack Frost, not for silly humans and pesky fairies.”
Kirsty had to think of a way to get Brianna’s ring back. She winked at Brianna to show her that she had a plan.
“Jack Frost won’t want boring old fake teeth like that,” she said. “Brianna could use her magic to make you some that are much better. Don’t you think Jack Frost would like special windup teeth that jump and chatter on their own?”
“That sounds great!” The goblin with sunglasses gasped.
“All you have to do is give us that ring on your finger,” said Kirsty, “and Brianna will create three wonderful new sets of windup teeth for you.”
“What do you think, goblins? Does that sound fair?” asked Brianna.
The goblins looked at one another.
“I bet Jack Frost would be really happy with us if we brought him three whole sets of windup teeth,” said the one with the squeaky voice.
“He won’t care about the ring when he sees that we brought him such exciting teeth,” the tallest goblin agreed.
They turned to Kirsty and Brianna, and nodded.
“It’s a deal!” they said together.
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