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Like Magic
Paperback
Publisher Price: $9.99
ISBN13: 9780062414328
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: Sep 19 2017
Pages: 288
Weight: 0.40
Height: 0.60 Width: 5.10 Depth: 7.70
Language: English
An endlessly endearing story of three girls' pursuit of friendship and the beauty and challenge of what it means to be 10. --Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
Like Magic is truly a treasure. --Liz Garton Scanlon, author of The Great Good Summer
Debut novelist Vickers has created three appealing, diverse characters with distinct talents and voices. A sweet story of friendship. --School Library Journal
Themes of sharing, trust, and family never overshadow the story's heart: a natural longing for friendship and the unfettered joy of finding it. --Publishers Weekly
Endearing. The setting and gracefully embedded ethnic differences add freshness to a story with a message that will stand the test of time: friendship is like magic. --Booklist
For three ten-year-old girls, their once simple worlds are starting to feel too big.
Painfully shy Grace dreads starting fifth grade now that her best friend has moved away. Jada hopes she'll stop feeling so alone if she finds the mother who left years ago. And Malia fears the arrival of her new baby sister will forever change the family she loves.
When the girls each find a mysterious treasure box in their library and begin to fill the box with their own precious things, they start to feel less alone. But it's up to Grace, Jada, and Malia to take the treasures and turn them into something more: true friendship.
A magical treasure box brings them together--but can it teach them how to be friends?
- Multiple Perspectives: Follow the interconnected stories of Grace, Jada, and Malia as they each navigate the start of fifth grade in Salt Lake City.
- Overcoming Shyness: For painfully shy Grace, losing her best friend feels like the end of the world. Can a mysterious library book help her find her voice again?
- Dealing with Family Changes: Jada is an artist searching for the mother who left, while Malia is a musician who fears a new baby will change everything. Both feel lost and alone.
- The Magic of Friendship: A heartfelt and gentle story that shows how sharing our treasures--and our worries--can create the strongest bonds.
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