This is a great book for kids who feel like nothing goes their way. For the kids who get picked on and bullied. For the kids who have trouble fitting in.

Rufus is always making big mistakes. Fatal errors. School is not his favorite place to be because his classmates are always making fun of how clumsy he is. They are always laughing at him. But, when summer hits, it's his time to be free. He can do what he wants and not worry about what anyone else says or does. This summer he is going to spend exploring his grandpa’s homestead. There are so many interesting things to find. But then his grandpa gets hurt and his father forbids him from exploring.

One day Rufus sneaks out to an old train he found and encounters some fairies called feylings. The train is their vessel that will take them back home. Together with his cousin, Abigail, Rufus must help the feylings fight goblins and decipher clues to help them find the rest of the train and get the feylings back home.

This book was not what expected. I really enjoyed Feylawn and it's magical creatures. Rufus, Abigail and Grandpa were all great characters and I especially liked watching Rufus and Abigail's relationship evolve throughout the book. There were, however, a lot of pieces to the plot and it sometimes became a little distracting for me. It took me quite awhile to finish this book, perhaps because of all the intricacies. All in all, this was a fun story and I would recommend it to readers that prefer fantasy of magical realism.

This is a fun magical middle grade adventure with a healthy dose of suspense and danger around each corner. I lived the story but I didn't care for any of the characters at all.

Dashka Slater brings her characteristic whimsy and wit to The Book of Fatal Errors, as a young boy navigates a magical adventure where his usual mistakes are bigger and badder than ever--and potentially even more deadly.

I have to admit, just based on the description of this book, I didn’t think I’d get caught up in the plot that much. I expected a version of Spiderwick or Fablehaven. I was mildly surprised to find myself finishing it pretty quickly! Slater creates a story with relatable and interesting protagonists, mixed with a fantasy which goes in some different directions than I expected. The addition of humor from the feylings made me laugh several times, and I think kids reading this will enjoy the play on words and humorous behavior of these creatures. Rufus is an unlikely hero, and his concerns over being picked on by peers and not being heard by an over bearing father will capture the attention of those struggling with the same problems in their lives. Slater does the unusual by combining fantastic elements with a story that many kids will recognize.

Rufus and his cousin Abigail must find a way to get all the trains needed for the fairy like Feylings to return home or they will all die. Along the way they encounter goblins and other mythical creatures.

Rufus has been looking forward to spending his summer with his grandfather out at Feylawn, where he can forget the fatal errors he’s made at school. But soon, he finds himself in the middle of a quest, with danger at every step. He and his cousin, Abigail, try to help the feylings (small fairies who live part of the time at Feylawn but have been stuck there for many years) find their way to their home world.

This is a fresh and magical adventure. I greatly enjoyed it, and I hope there’s a sequel.

This is actually one of my favorite ARCS this year that I have read and reviewed. Thank you Dashka Slater and the publisher for allowing #BookAllies to review this title. I love the characters and how they are brought together to bring life back to the "farm". This one is full of surprises and will not let you down!

This fun middle grade adventure is about Rufus, a sixth grader, who is hoping to spend the summer with his grandfather at Feylawn, his family home. Rufus's dad has more constructive things in mind, like algebra camp. Rufus's grandfather (Rufus's dad's dad) has an accident, which solidifies Dad's opinion that Feylawn is unsafe. But Rufus finds out that the weird things that often happen at Feylawn are happening because of the Fey Folk (fairies) who are trying to get back to their home land but are trapped up top by evil gnomes. This is a terrific mystery full of plot twists and evil characters. There's also a family history component that is very interesting. Dashka Slater has a real gift for dialogue, so it's really easy to hear the characters voices. I thought this one was terrific.

This book was quite cute. I found it to be comparable to a younger version of Mull's Fablehaven (I'd give to those reader's who may no be quite ready for Fablehaven or be daunted by it's length). Rufus and his cousin Abigail are on a quest to locate all of the train cars in order to send the faeries back to their home. It won't be easy and it will be dangerous. The plot is pretty straightforward even though there are twists and turns along the way. Upper elementary schoolers will be very engaged with this book.

I was hooked right from the very beginning of The Book of Fatal Errors. So many mysterious things are happening to Rufus’s grandfather at his home, Feylawn. It seems that it's almost alive. Strange finds, surprising partners, and narrow escapes make this an exciting read. Middle graders who enjoy fantasy and adventure will love this one.

Rufus loves spending summers with his grandfather at the secluded family estate called Feylawn, Middle school has been full of opportunities to embarrass himself this year, and Rufus is ready for a break.

Unfortunately, this year, his recently-unemployed father has other plans. While his mother works a summer job in another state, Rufus is supposed to "make something of himself." That means choose some camps, decide on some projects, and generally stay away from Feylawn, where Rufus's father considers Granddad's lightheartedness a bad influence.

When Rufus sneaks away to Feylawn anyway, he discovers a new layer to the world there that he has never seen, though it turns out to have been there the entire time. The estate is full of fairies, and they need his help. As the summer continues and his father is badly injured, he needs their help, too.

This book is funny and heartwarming, full of characters that are more than they initially seem. A sweet middle grade read, perfect for lazy summer afternoons.

Thank you NetGalley and publisher for an e-ARC in exchange for an honest review

This book is not what I expected! This was a fun, middle-grade fantasy read. Rufus has experienced several "fatal errors" in his short life and is trying to make it right. His parents think that he needs to attend summer camp to have a turnaround summer. His Grandpa Jack lives in a place called Feylawn - Rufus and his cousin Abigail discover the Feylings, fairy-like creatures that live at Feylawn that most people cannot see. The Feylings are sick and dying, so Rufus and Abigail try to help the fairies find what they need. The story of Feylawn and the mystery around it was intriguing to me and I loved the glimpses of magic that slipped into Rufus' real world.

This is a good middle-grade fantasy that I think those who love fairies, magic, and using their imagination would love!

I really enjoyed this middle grade book! It is about a boy named Rufus who wants to just relax and enjoy his summer while his father is trying to make him complete a summer project and join camps. He ends up caught up in an adventure that revolves around his grandfather's farm and fairies there who can only be seen by certain people. Rufus, his cousin Abigail and a fairy named Iris are working together to save the fairies and get them back to their home world before it's too late. Along the way they meet goblins and other neat creatures that get in their way. I easily connected with the characters and the book held my interest. I think kids will connect with the characters as well and appreciate them experiencing some of the same things normal people do in life like being over scheduled and wishing you could take back something that you said or did - a fatal error. But as Rufus says at the end - without mistakes, there wouldn't be stories. This is a great fantasy read with enough action and adventure to keep both adults and kids interested. It would be read to a sequel some day.

Rufus falls for the nearly invisible town of Feylawn, especially after he finds this mysterious and shiny train in his grandpa's old barn. There is so much danger that ensues since the point of leaving Feylawn with the train, that he does not believe his eyes with all that he sees. Soon he finds out that this train is not an ordinary train, it is what will help the fairy-like creatures, feylings, get back to the Green World—their home, before it's too late and they all die. His cousin Abigail tags along on this deathly adventure and Rufus constantly is contemplating whether he is good enough because one small mistake could literally be a fatal error.

Endless fatal errors, magical (yet odd) happenings, feylings, mischievous goblins, and the cutest Bobalo Fling. This book will win the hearts of fantasy lovers, and those who have an eye for an epic, near-death adventure.

I had a difficult time with The Book of Fatal Errors. Many of the characters are not particularly sympathetic, and poor Rufus can't seem to do anything right for anyone, anytime. Even the fairies of Feylawn are cantankerous and not very likable, although the explanation for that does help somewhat. I think some of my students will enjoy this book simply because it is about fairies and magic, but I was left wanting more substance and fewer crazy plot twists.

It would be a fatal error if you did not read this book! Rufus and his cousin, Abigail, spend part of their summer exploring the magical Feylawn. The Book of Fatal Errors takes readers on a magical adventure full of fairy-like creatures and goblins. Will Rufus make his final fatal error or his most spectacular beginning? This is perfect for those who love The Spiderwick Chronicles and Artemis Fowl.

Rufus makes mistakes and he thinks of them as being fatal errors. He tries hard not to but he has no luck. Then he gets a unique train from his Grandfather and when he rings the bell he suddenly finds himself seeing fairies!

Macmillan Children's Publishing Group and Net Galley allowed me to read this book for review (thank you). It will be published July 7th.

He soon finds out not all faeries are nice. Some are, some hate humans. They pester his grandfather. Something living under the barn floor bursts through the floorboards after humans. That's how Grandpa broke his arm. Now his dad is talking about selling the place. Rufus can't let that happen, what would happen to the fairies who live there?

As he tries to find all the train parts, a goblin is trying to steal it from him. He tries hiding it but that doesn't work. Can he stop the goblins from invading the fairy world?

This is a good fantasy with lots of characters and lots of excitement. Young ones should enjoy this fantasy!

Rufus makes Fatal Errors all the time that cause him endless embarrassment at school. His cousin Abigail, on the other hand, is super-competent. Their great-grandmother wrote children’s books about fairies, and while on their grandfather’s estate, Feylawn, they discover the fairies are real. The fairies are also in danger – they need to get to a healing tree in an alternate world, and the magical train that gets them there is missing. Decades of mistrust between humans and fairies doesn’t help the situation. Rufus and Abigail have to solve a puzzle to find the train cars, battle goblins, fend off the faction of fairies who hate humans, and deal with the near-death of Rufus’ dad.

The exciting story shows you don’t have to be forever haunted by embarrassing memories that in the end are really trivial. It’s also touching to see Rufus realize what his dad means to him after them not getting along for most of the book. The page-turning plot does overshadow characterization, however. The initial tension between Rufus and Abigail melts away quite quickly, and she seems like a completely different character at the end.

This is a great middle grade fantasy book. Although the book is mostly told from Rufus's point of view, there is a both a boy main character (Rufus) and a girl (Abigail) so it makes it appealing to both. The concept is interesting. The paternal side of Rufus's family owns land called Feylawn where things sometimes go haywire. The father of Rufus and the mother of Abigail are siblings and they hate Feylawn. They are plotting to get the property sold. The feylings can only be seen by the clear-eyed. Rufus and his cousin Abigail can both now see the feylings (but that wasn't the case when Rufus was a child). The concept of the fairies and the fey is not new but the family history and Feylawn feels fresh and exciting. This was a great read!