The Impossible Destiny of Cutie Grackle

By Shawn K. Stout

A young girl must break a family curse with the help of mysterious ravens.

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336 pages

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Bookroo's summary

Cutie Grackle, a lonely 10-year-old, lives on a mountain with her uncle and a peculiar flock of ravens. When the birds reveal a fortune, Cutie is thrust into visions of her family's past. To break the curse that haunts her, she must succeed where her mother failed. As she uncovers secrets through enchanted objects, Cutie embarks on a quest filled with survival and magic. Can she change her destiny and free her family from the curse? Discover a tale of hope and the power of believing in the impossible.

From the publisher

Do you believe in impossible things? Cutie Grackle does. She has to. Otherwise, she’ll never be more than a lonely 10 year old in a cursed family. Cutie Grackle is used to being different–she lives alone on a mountain with her feeble-minded uncle, and when she’s not sucking pebbles to trick her stomach into feeling full, she’s chatting with a weathered garden gnome for company. But having a flock of ravens follow you is more than just different. Cutie worries the birds are connected to the curse Uncle Horace tends to mutter about. And she’s right. The ravens present her with a fortune from a cookie, and when she touches it she’s pulled into a vision from her family’s past. It involves the curse and her long-lost mother. The birds offer up a series of objects, each imbued with memories that eventually reveal Cutie must do what her mother could not: break the curse. Part outdoor survival adventure, part fantastical quest, Shawn K. Stout’s The Impossible Destiny of Cutie Grackle is a journey of hope, heart, and a willingness to believe in the impossible.

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