Magic

Written by Mirelle Ortega

A girl on a pineapple farm discovers magic in transformation and change.

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40 pages· 320 words· Est. 3 min read-aloud· AD820L

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Bookroo's summary

On a Mexican pineapple farm, a young girl uncovers the essence of magic through life's transformations. As she navigates natural disasters and personal loss, she learns how magic turns dirt into pineapples and words into stories. What will she discover about the power of change?

From the publisher

In her acclaimed debut as author and illustrator, Mirelle Ortega shares her own story of growing up near her family’s pineapple farm in Mexico, where she learned the true meaning of magic A 2023 Pura Belpré Youth Illustration Honor BookGrowing up on a pineapple farm in Mexico, a girl discovers the true meaning of the word magic in this truly magical picture book about change and transformation of all kinds–what we can’t control, such as natural disasters and loss, and what we can. Magic can transform dirt into pineapples, seeds into trees, wool into blankets, words into stories, blank pages into pictures and stories into book.

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