Wanda Seasongood and the Mostly True Secret
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Chapter Book · Ages 8–12 · 2020

Wanda Seasongood and the Mostly True Secret

By Susan Lurie, Jennifer Harney (Illustrator)

Part of the Wanda Seasongood series

A girl seeks her true family, battling a witch's curse and magical creatures.

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240 pages
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On her eleventh birthday, Wanda wishes for her true family, convinced she's living the wrong life. Guided by a forgetful bluebird, she ventures into the Scary Wood, facing magical creatures and a witch's curse. Can Wanda uncover the truth and break the spell, or is she destined to remain trapped in a life that isn't hers?

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In this Princess Bride-style fairy tale romp, a girl strikes out on a quest to find her rightful family–because the one she’s been stuck with all these years is most definitely wrong. Wanda hates her little brother, Zane. But don’t judge her for it–Zane is an absolute terror, and her parents blame Wanda for his monstrous behavior. On her eleventh birthday, Wanda makes a wish: to find her true family, because she knows deep down that this one can’t be hers. She gets a surprise visit from a talking bluebird named Voltaire who seems wise and confirms her suspicion that someone has been meddling with her life. He knows the secret . . . he just can’t remember what it is right now. Together they venture into the Scary Wood, where they encounter many magical creatures as they search for the truth. None of these adversaries prepares her for the biggest one: a witch named Raymunda, who has put her and her family under a spell. Will Wanda succeed in breaking the curse, or will she be stuck in the wrong life forever?

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Format
Pages
240
Reading age
8–12
Audience
Middle Grade
Themes & topics
Books about birdsBooks about identityBooks about magicBooks about secretsBooks about siblings
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Book details

Publication
Published
February 9, 2021
First published
February 11, 2020
Edition
Language
English
Type
Chapter Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780759556164

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