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Notes From Your Bookseller
Notes From Your Bookseller

Nell wants to live a quiet life of gardening, not stuck at her family’s chaotic inn. But she reluctantly finds herself on an unexpected adventure to save the Crossroads Inn in this charming fantasy tale.

"A witty fantasy that celebrates ingenuity and subverts prophecy; a strong pick for readers who enjoy genre-bending adventures." —School Library Journal (starred review)

What happens when the quest finds you, despite your best efforts? A reluctant adventurer sets off on an unexpected journey in this broadly appealing fantasy at once earnest and self-aware, funny and heartfelt, and thoroughly charming.


Nell O’Dell yearns for a quiet life tending her garden and caring for her chickens. Unfortun...

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