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Plot
Kaye the protagonist in the novel Ironside A Mondern Faery’s Tale is given a quest that is described by being “Impossible”. Once Corney and Kaye are in, Corney sees a male character staring at Kaye. Corney goes over to tell him to back off. It turns out this character is a feary spying on Kaye who works for Silarail Queen of the Seelie Court. This character gives Corney a curse so that whatever he touches withers.

Characters
Lutie-loo “Lutie", Kaye’s faery, is like Kaye’s conscience.

Ellen, Kaye’s mother, Kate’s real mother.

Kate, Ellen’s real child, is Kaye’s counter part.

Major themes
Wood says "Kaye's ignorance through the novel is easy to manipulate." Rutan says "characters stuggle to shape their indentities, quintessentail coming-of-age." She also says this is a novel about "betray, loyalty, and love."

Style
Mitnick says Black has “an authentic street voice."

Reception
Ironside: A Modern Faery’s Tale got mostly positive reviews. Preisendorfer of School Library Journal called it a “magical” , a “dark beauty”, and “enchanting.” She also says the “narration is spot-on for every character." Lynn Rutan in Books for Older Readers wrote that this novel is “dark, edgy fantasy, and a must-purchase” Wood from Teenreads said she “enjoyed the book" {{citeweb|last=Wood|first=SarahA.|authorlink=|coauthors=|title=Ironside: A Modern Faery's Tale|work=|publisher=TeenReads|date= 1 August 2011|url= http://www.teenreads.com/reviews/ironside-a-modern-faerys-tale|format=|doi=|accessdate= 15 March2012} } Wood emphasized that “the real world is never that simple, and neither is Black’s vision of faeries.”