Ahoy there mateys! This is the story of a girl named Ivy who lives with her grandmother, the village healer in the town of Broomsweep.  Parts of this story were cute (griffins, dragon, and Poof) but I didn't like how mean the townsfolk were to Ivy's family who helped everyone and how the bullying got overlooked.  I also thought that all of the characters were rather flat.  There was not a lot about what Ivy was really thinking or feeling.  The contest and the results were lame and because the queen liked Ivy, the locals just switch?  Ugh.  I felt like this should have been delightful and wasn't.  Won't be reading the rest of the series. Arrr!