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The Key to Extraordinary

Natalie Lloyd

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Aug 27, 2025 Laura rated it liked it

Shelves: library, middle-grade, heartwarming, 2025, library-request, atoztitlesread, audio-avail-ill, on-new-pc, magical-realism, ill-request

3.5 stars. This started really strong for me but I don’t think switching between print and audio was helping my read of this. Every time there was a song or part of a song, and I was listening, I was so turned off by the tune and the repetition of certain parts of the song that it really started grating on me. I was in a bad mood too, by the time I reached that far into the book.

I do think it may have been just me as this book gets good reviews for a reason. There is a lot to love about it, par ...more

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Jul 31, 2019 Jean-Marie rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: elementary, mystery, middle-grade, magical-fiction

There's something uniquely magical about Natalie Lloyd's books, and this story is no different. It is a sweet story about family, friendship, hot cocoa, and treasure. Late elementary and early middle grade readers will really enjoy this one. ...more

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