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Magic passed down through generations. An island where strange things happen. One summer that will become legend.
Practical Magic meets Nova Ren Suma's Imaginary Girls and Laura Ruby's Bone Gap in this lush, atmospheric novel by acclaimed author Katrina Leno.
Georgina Fernweh waits impatiently for the tingle of magic in her fingers - magic that has touched every woman in her family. But with her eighteenth birthday looming at the end of this summer, Georgina fears her gift will never come.
Over the course of her last summer on the island - a summer of storms, falling in love, and the mystery behind one rare three-hundred-year-old bird - Georgina will learn the truth about magic, in all its many forms.
"Starred Review. Her examination of the trauma of sexual assault and the "imperfect victim" is sophisticated and complex...A necessary novel that is, at the same time, so enjoyable to read that teens will have to fight the urge to crawl into the pages. Buy multiple copies. Grades 8 and up." - School Library Journal
"Starred Review. Equal parts fantasy, romance, and mystery, this book shimmers with an irresistible energy." - Kirkus
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Katrina Leno is the author of Everything All at Once, The Lost & Found, The Half Life of Molly Pierce, and Summer of Salt. In real life, she lives in Los Angeles. But in her head, she lives on an imaginary island off the coast of New England where it sometimes rains a lot. Visit her online at www.katrinaleno.com.
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