I wasn't aware of the Cottingley fairy story before reading Fairy Ring by Mary Losure. Losure does a nice job of setting up the tale by describing the lives of the two girls involved during the WW1 era. She uses letters to structure the events that led the two young cousins into what became an unintended widespread hoax: prominent people believed that the girls managed to photograph fairies! Even Arthur Conan Doyle took an interest! Though written for a juvenile audience (the tone of the writing is sometimes almost patronizing), the content is fascinating and will appeal to older audiences (including adults), as well. Losure includes the original fairy photos, a bibliography, and sources. This is a terrific read for anyone interested in fairies and/or the human nature of trying to manage things that spin out of control. And now it's making me want to read The Coming of the Fairies by Arthur Conan Doyle, his own account of the infamous Cottingley fairy photos!