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Like magic / Elaine Vickers.

Vickers, Elaine (author.).

Summary:

Three ten-year-old girls find a mysterious box in the school library and put some of their own precious things inside. The treasures may lead them to something more: true friendship.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0062414313
  • ISBN: 9780062414311
  • Physical Description: 261 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2016]

Content descriptions

Target Audience Note:
Ages 8-12.
Subject: Friendship > Juvenile fiction.
Middle schools > Juvenile fiction.
Schools > Juvenile fiction.
Families > Juvenile fiction.
Friendship > Fiction.
Middle schools > Fiction.
Schools > Fiction.
Family life > Fiction.

Available copies

  • 14 of 15 copies available at Evergreen Indiana.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 15 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Carnegie PL of Steuben Co - Angola J FIC VIC (Text) 33118000177350 Children: Fiction Available -
Clinton PL - Clinton J VIC (Text) 3680600420188 JUNIORS Available -
Coatesville-Clay Twp PL - Coatesville JF 5 VICKERS (Text) 78321000026117 Juvenile Fiction Gr. 5-6 Available -
Colfax-Perry Twp PL J FIC VIC (Text) 74121000098929 Children's Juvenile Fiction - Lower Level Available -
Hamilton North PL - Cicero Main Branch J FIC.c Vickers, Elaine (Text) 78294000259587 J Fiction Available -
Jackson Co PL - Seymour Main Library JUV FIC VICKERS (Text) 37500004258816 Kids Fiction Checked out 04/17/2024
Lebanon PL - Lebanon Y F VIC I (Text) 34330512931362 Juvenile - Intermediate Fiction Available -
Lebanon PL - Lebanon Y F VIC I (Text) 34330512950941 Juvenile - Intermediate Fiction Available -
Milford PL - Milford Ji Vic (Text) 72433000136570 Children's Juvenile Fiction Available -
Mooresville PL - Mooresville J FIC VIC (Text) 37323005287944 CHILD_FIC Available -

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  • HARPERCOLL

    "An endlessly endearing story of three girls’ pursuit of friendship and the beauty and challenge of what it means to be 10.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

    Like Magic is truly a treasure.” —Liz Garton Scanlon, author of The Great Good Summer

    “Debut novelist Vickers has created three appealing, diverse characters with distinct talents and voices. A sweet story of friendship.” —School Library Journal

    “Themes of sharing, trust, and family never overshadow the story’s heart: a natural longing for friendship and the unfettered joy of finding it.” —Publishers Weekly

    “Endearing. The setting and gracefully embedded ethnic differences add freshness to a story with a message that will stand the test of time: friendship is like magic.” —Booklist

    For three ten-year-old girls, their once simple worlds are starting to feel too big.

    Painfully shy Grace dreads starting fifth grade now that her best friend has moved away. Jada hopes she’ll stop feeling so alone if she finds the mother who left years ago. And Malia fears the arrival of her new baby sister will forever change the family she loves.

    When the girls each find a mysterious treasure box in their library and begin to fill the box with their own precious things, they start to feel less alone. But it’s up to Grace, Jada, and Malia to take the treasures and turn them into something more: true friendship.

  • HARPERCOLL

    "An endlessly endearing story of three girls' pursuit of friendship and the beauty and challenge of what it means to be 10.' 'Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

    'Like Magic is truly a treasure.' 'Liz Garton Scanlon, author of The Great Good Summer

    'Debut novelist Vickers has created three appealing, diverse characters with distinct talents and voices. A sweet story of friendship.' 'School Library Journal

    'themes of sharing, trust, and family never overshadow the story's heart: a natural longing for friendship and the unfettered joy of finding it.' 'Publishers Weekly

    'Endearing. The setting and gracefully embedded ethnic differences add freshness to a story with a message that will stand the test of time: friendship is like magic.' 'Booklist

    For three ten-year-old girls, their once simple worlds are starting to feel too big.

    Painfully shy Grace dreads starting fifth grade now that her best friend has moved away. Jada hopes she'll stop feeling so alone if she finds the mother who left years ago. And Malia fears the arrival of her new baby sister will forever change the family she loves.

    When the girls each find a mysterious treasure box in their library and begin to fill the box with their own precious things, they start to feel less alone. But it's up to Grace, Jada, and Malia to take the treasures and turn them into something more: true friendship.


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