There’s no accounting for Miracles, at least that’s what the folks of Glimmer Creek say. Every year, one lucky inhabitant survives danger, and bits of magic cling to them for a lifetime. 12-year-old Rosie Flynn doesn’t know how to get a Miracle but knows for sure they’re real. It’s the same way she’s certain she’ll always have her two best friends, Henry and Cam, that she’ll be a famous film director someday, and that she and her Mama are the perfect team of two.
But when someone Rosie loves goes missing, she just might discover that the true Miracle of Glimmer Creek is much different than she’d always believed and that the relationships she holds dear are the most fortunate gift of all. Gilmore Girls meets A Snicker of Magic in this sweet debut novel about a girl whose film-making skills may be the answer to uncovering the miracles of her town and bringing her father home.
"Hackney authentically covers a lot of middle school ground in this well-crafted debut. Rosie grapples with changing friendships, worries that she and her mother no longer seem 'snapped together like the two halves of Mama’s locket,' and even questions if the Miracles are real. By turns gripping and suspenseful, especially when Henry goes missing, and also emotionally insightful, the story weaves together small-town lore (a 100-year-old skeleton, lost treasure) with a strong sense of community in which love, kindness, and faith quietly emerge." — Kirkus Reviews
Recommended Age | 9 - 13 |
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Author | Stacy Hackney |
ISBN | 153444484X |
Publication Date | Apr 7, 2020 |
Publisher | Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers |
Language | English |