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A Snicker of Magic

Natalie Lloyd

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Sep 09, 2022 Chaitra rated it it was ok

Shelves: child-or-teenage-protagonist, childrens-fiction, dysfunctional-family, magical-realism, middle-grade, magic, young-adult, child-in-peril

I suppose this isn't a bad book for kids, but I read it as a mother of a child only slightly younger than Felicity, and my heart broke for her. I know this is a trope in children's fiction that the kids need absent parents to be able to do anything, but I hope it's not normalizing uprooting kids willy-nilly, having them stay for weeks in an area and a school before yanking them out, and feeding them junk food for days on end because you don't have a place to live, without having a reason other t ...more

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Mar 30, 2015 Brindi Michele rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: cover-love, ys-advisory, want, favorites-ys, movie-rights-please, audio-books, juvenile, odyssey-award, ys-new-2014

2015 Odyssey Honor

It's been quite a long time since I've come across such a cute, sweet book for young youth. This is just too precious with a snicker of humor and a huge scoop of hope. Loved, loved, LOVED it! I was thinking about my favorite words the whole time....it's such a beautiful and quaint story. And the writing really places you in the middle of this small and magical town. ...more

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Mar 22, 2016 Jan rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: ya-middle-grade, zz-finished-in-2016, fantasy-paranormal

Magic realism is often difficult to pull off completely but Natalie Lloyd hit a home run with this one. Absolutely great story telling and completely delightful in every aspect. I listened to the audio and really enjoyed the narration by Cassandra Morris. A 5* read I would recommend for all age levels...adults included.

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