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.
