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Unseen Magic
Paperback
Publisher Price: $9.99
ISBN13: 9780063057999
Publisher: Greenwillow Books
Published: Feb 21 2023
Pages: 368
Weight: 0.60
Height: 0.90 Width: 5.10 Depth: 7.50
Language: English
An Indie Next Pick
An enchanting read!--Margaret Peterson Haddix, bestselling author of The Greystone Secrets
A magical voyage of self-discovery.--Jenn Reese, author of A Game of Fox & Squirrels
Truly marvelous.--Booklist (starred review)
The trick to all magic is: you can only see it if you know where to look.
The magic-infused town of Aldermere is the first place eleven-year-old Fin has ever felt safe--and she'll do whatever it takes to save her home when she accidentally unleashes a shadow self who wreaks havoc everywhere she goes. Emily Lloyd-Jones's middle grade debut is an enchanting exploration of self-discovery and finding the place you truly belong. Unseen Magic is for fans of A Wish in the Dark and A Tangle of Knots.
Aldermere is a town with its own set of rules: there's a tea shop that vanishes if you try to force your way in, crows that must be fed or they'll go through your trash, and a bridge that has a toll that no one knows the cost of. Some say that there may even be bigfoots wandering through the woods.
For Fin, Aldermere is her new home. But she's worried that she'll do something to mess it up--that she was the reason she and her mother have constantly moved from place to place for so long. When an upcoming presentation at her school's science fair gives her increasing anxiety, Fin turns to magic to ease her fears. The cost is a memory, but there are things from her past Fin doesn't mind forgetting. This will be the last time she relies on magic anyway, she's sure.
Except things don't go exactly as planned. And instead of easing her anxiety, Fin accidentally unleashes an evil doppelganger. Suddenly Aldermere is overrun with unusual occurrences--and Fin is the only one who knows why. She will have to face her fears--literally--to stop it.
Emily Lloyd-Jones crafts an atmospheric novel full of magic and mischief while exploring what it means to stand up to your fears and accept yourself. Unseen Magic is perfect for fans of Anna Meriano's Love Sugar Magic series and Natalie Lloyd's A Snicker of Magic.
What happens when the only thing that can save your home is the part of yourself you tried to magic away?
- A Quirky, Magical Town: Welcome to Aldermere, where tea shops vanish, crows demand payment, and the price of using the toll bridge is a total mystery.
- Anxiety Representation: A heartfelt and gentle exploration of what it feels like to be eleven and worried about everything, from school presentations to family secrets.
- Magic With a Cost: Fin thinks trading a few bad memories for a bit of courage is a good deal... until she learns what happens to the things she's forgotten.
- Facing Your Shadow Self: When Fin unleashes a doppelganger made of her own fears, she has to learn to accept every part of herself--even the scary ones--to save her town.
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