A Snicker of Magic

I thoroughly enjoyed this book and cannot wait to see what's next for Natalie Lloyd!

I'm only on the first chapter of this book and i think that it's amazing!!!! Everyone needs to read this book!

This book earns 10000000000000000000000000000000 stars! IT WAS INCREDIBLE! READ IT!

A Snicker of Magic is, like, so cool. I love the descriptiv words. I am totally getting the book, and you should too!

Ages 9-12 will love it

Oh my goodness wow! This is a book about Felicity Juniper Pickle, who stands for boundless joy. She collects words, but Midnight Gulch is the place where she sees the word home after traveling most of the us looking for one. The first person she meets is Jonah, alias the Beedle. His mom is the mechanic and hair stylist for Midnight Gulch. He is the one who tells her about the curse that will change everything. Full of secrets, words, and music, this book is about healing whats broken, undoing bonds, and the power of words and of home. A must read for any age, but mostly anyone who loves, words, song, and magic. AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This was a creative read, with lots of ice cream, made-up words, and a snicker of magic. Now I have the word “spindiddly!” stuck in my head. I like the way the main character, Felicity, sees actual visible words around people and places; they give her clues as to emotions, histories, and personalities. The ending was satisfying as the mysterious “curse” of the town of Midnight Gulch was resolved.

This book is adorable. I love how it introduces vocabulary - this book is perfect for parents who like to read with their kids and want some extracurricular activities like looking up definitions or using the word-lists found in this book for kids to make their own poems. It's also a handy way to introduce kids to the concept of neology - that word is never mentioned in the book but the main character, Felicity Pickle, is a neologist who invents words like spindiddly, which means "better than awesome." I love language evolution so this appealed to me greatly. The first couple of chapters made me anxious because of the use of the word gypsy. My family has Romanichal roots and the way Travelers are portrayed isn't always pleasant. The Romanichal and Roma are never mentioned by name in this story, only the word gypsy is used and not in context with Romany culture. The Pickle family is what the Roma call New Agers/New Age Travelers - people who live a Bohemian lifestyle without following Romany culture. I would like to caveat the previous sentence by pointing out that there were a couple paragraphs that made me imagine that the town of Midnight Gulch may have originally been settled by the Roma who then forgot who they were (which is a reality for many American Roma families). New Agers can be a source of despair for the Roma - imagine what you think you know about gypsies and there's a good chance you're envisioning New Age Travelers instead of actual Romany people, but the Pickle family doesn't even rely on that stereotype which is a nice change from the usual portrayal. I'm so pleased that I received a free copy of this book from GoodReads First Reads in exchange for a review because I loved this story. The writing style made me think Dr. Seuss meets Roald Dahl meets Alice Hoffman. I look forward to reading more work by this author.

The whole family loved this book.

Its amazing

It rocks

I ordered this for my 10 year old, he loves it. I ordered a few days before Easter and way beyond pleased went I got it the day before. Thanks BN!!!

This is a very good book you should read

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Peeps need ta write a twenty page sample,yo

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