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Felix Silver, Teaspoons & Witches by Harry Cook

Felix Silver, Teaspoons & Witches

by Harry Cook

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  • Aug 2022, 270 pages
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After his parents announce that his bizarre, emerging abilities are getting in the way of their divorce, Felix Silver relocates to Dorset Harbor and becomes the charge of his Grandma Aggie.

As Felix adjusts to life in a new school, Aggie decides that it's time he learn The Silver Way, and teaches him all she knows about sorcery and magical arts. When Felix and his new friends decide to solve the mystery of local teenagers who have gone missing, Felix learns that his crush, Aero, has a big secret.

Is dark magic creeping into the town, and can Felix learn enough from Aggie and the witches of Dorset Harbor to combat it?

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"Harry Cook's Felix Silver, Teaspoons and Witches is a delightful brew of a book, and a beautiful reminder that there's magic to be found in friendship, family, love, and mystery." —Abdi Nazemian, author of Stonewall Honor Book Like a Love Story and The Chandler Legacie

"A needed elixir of queer empowerment and courage at a moment when it feels like dark forces are gathering in our world too, written with Cook's signature optimism and hope." —Steven Rowley, author of Lily and the Octopus,The Editor, and The Guncle

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Harry Cook

Harry Cook is an award-winning film, television, and theater actor, writer, and LGBTQI+ activist. His writing credits includes Pink Ink (a memoir, 2018, Finch/Harper Collins), Fin & Rye & Fireflies (2020, Ink Road), and contributions to The Huffington Post, The Big Smoke, and The Guardian. With theatre credits including Macbeth, the Australian premiere of Mark Ravenhill's groundbreaking play Citizenship, and Sydney's run of the Broadway smash hit RENT, he has worked alongside such talents as Academy Award winner Geena Davis, Sam Neill, Peter Phelps, and Ben Oxenbould.

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