A Snicker of Magic

Written by Natalie Lloyd

A girl must break a curse to restore magic and find a true home in a once-enchanted town.

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336 pages

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Bookroo's summary

Twelve-year-old Felicity arrives in Midnight Gulch, a town once brimming with magic, now silenced by a curse. As a 'word collector,' she sees words everywhere, but 'home' is new. With the help of Jonah, a mysterious boy, Felicity must unravel the town's secrets to restore its magic and heal her mother's wandering heart. Can she break the spell and finally find a place to belong?

From the publisher

Natalie Lloyd’s SPINDIDDLY debut novel, now in paperback! Midnight Gulch used to be a magical place, a town where people could sing up thunderstorms and dance up sunflowers. But that was long ago, before a curse drove the magic away. Twelve-year-old Felicity knows all about things like that; her nomadic mother is cursed with a wandering heart. But when she arrives in Midnight Gulch, Felicity thinks her luck’s about to change. A “word collector,” Felicity sees words everywhere—shining above strangers, tucked into church eves, and tangled up her dog’s floppy ears—but Midnight Gulch is the first place she’s ever seen the word “home.” And then there’s Jonah, a mysterious, spiky-haired do-gooder who shimmers with words Felicity’s never seen before, words that make Felicity’s heart beat a little faster. Felicity wants to stay in Midnight Gulch more than anything, but first, she’ll need to figure out how to bring back the magic, breaking the spell that’s been cast over the town . . . and her mother’s broken heart.