A Pinch of Magic

By Michelle Harrison

Part of the A Pinch of Magic series

Three sisters must break a deadly curse to escape their island prison.

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399 pages· 79,337 words· Est. 11 hour read

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Betty and her sisters, Fliss and Charlie, are trapped on the dreary island of Crowstone by a family curse. Armed with magical objects—a carpet bag, nesting dolls, and a mirror—they embark on a perilous quest to break the curse. Their journey leads them to a mysterious prisoner who offers help, but danger lurks at every turn. As they delve into a centuries-old mystery involving shipwrecks and sorcery, the sisters must unravel the truth to save their family and themselves. Will they succeed, or will the curse claim them forever?

From the publisher

A spellbinding middle grade fantasy about three sisters who go on a quest to break the curse that’s haunted their family for generations. All Betty Widdershins wants is an adventure–one that takes her far away from Crowstone, the gloomy island where she’s always lived. But instead of an adventure, Betty and her sisters, Fliss and Charlie, are given of a set of magical objects, each with its own powers: a scruffy carpet bag, a set of wooden nesting dolls, and a gilt-framed mirror. And these magical objects come with their own terrible secret: the sisters’ family is haunted by a generations-long curse that prevents them from ever leaving their island–at the cost of death. The sisters set out to break the curse and free their family forever. But after stumbling upon a mysterious prisoner who claims to be able to help them, they find themselves in great danger. And in order to break the curse–and stay alive–they must unravel a mystery that goes back centuries, one that involves shipwrecks, smugglers, and sorcery of the most perilous kind.

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