The Magpie's Library

Written by Kate Blair

A girl discovers living books, but a magpie's dark secret threatens her soul.

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208 pages· ~700L

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Silva escapes her grandfather's illness by diving into books at the library. Guided by a mysterious magpie, she finds a magical room where stories come alive. But these tales hold a sinister secret: the characters are real people she knows, and the magpie's intentions are far from pure. As Silva becomes entangled in these living stories, she faces a chilling choice—return to the books and risk losing her soul forever. Can she unravel the magpie's dark motives before it's too late?

From the publisher

When Silva and her family visit her grandfather, they find that his health has taken a bad turn. As they struggle with this news, Silva seeks escape in books at the local library.

But she gets more than she bargained for when a magpie guides her to a magical room containing books that she can not only read, but also live in. Silva finds herself in the worlds of the characters, who turn out to be real people. People she knows.

There’s a catch, though: she soon discovers that the magpie has lured her to these books for selfish and dark reasons.

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