Brittle Magic follows a family gift into hidden grief

Kate O’Shaughnessy’s Brittle Magic reaches its October 20 publication date with a middle-grade story about a girl searching for her place in a magical family. Shiloh believes she has no special gift until fortune-telling pickles suggest a connection between her own talent and a brother who died before she was born.

Kate O’Shaughnessy’s Brittle Magic reaches its October 20 publication date with a middle-grade story about a girl searching for her place in a magical family. Shiloh believes she has no special gift until fortune-telling pickles suggest a connection between her own talent and a brother who died before she was born. The

search takes her through family secrets ahead of a reunion, placing grief and forgiveness alongside the novel’s everyday enchantments. Knopf Books for Young Readers lists the book for ages eight to twelve, with 256 pages in the hardcover edition. O’Shaughnessy received a Newbery Honor for The Wrong Way Home. Source:

Official source. Image credit: Knopf Books for Young Readers / Penguin Random House; official cover.

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