A Snicker of Magic (Scholastic Gold)

By: Natalie Lloyd

Narrated by: Cassandra Morris

Length: 8 hrs and 12 mins

Publisher's summary

Introducing an extraordinary new voice - a magical debut that will make your skin tingle, your eyes glisten...and your heart sing.

Midnight Gulch used to be a magical place, a town where people could sing up thunderstorms and dance up sunflowers. But that was long ago, before a curse drove the magic away. Twelve-year-old Felicity knows all about things like that; her nomadic mother is cursed with a wandering heart.

But when she arrives in Midnight Gulch, Felicity thinks her luck's about to change. A "word collector", Felicity sees words everywhere - shining above strangers, tucked into church eaves, and tangled up her dog's floppy ears - but Midnight Gulch is the first place she's ever seen the word "home". And then there's Jonah, a mysterious, spiky-haired do-gooder who shimmers with words Felicity's never seen before, words that make Felicity's heart beat a little faster.

Felicity wants to stay in Midnight Gulch more than anything, but first, she'll need to figure out how to bring back the magic, breaking the spell that's been cast over the town...and her mother's broken heart.

©2014 © 2014 by Natalie Lloyd (P)2014 Scholastic Inc.

splendipity!!!

The most delightful story and narration I have had the pleasure to enjoy in years and years ... maybe EVER! A wonderful story for children and adults with a child's heart.

magic

author has spun a magical tale with her words…very emotional and full of hope and healing.

Magical

This book is so magical and the narrator is spot on! We couldn’t get in the car without listening. My 4 and 6 year old loved it!!

Spindiddly

I took Your advice and purchased this book for a road trip to see family with my daughter. She thought it was a dumb idea at first. She would rather watch movies that she had downloaded on her Kindle, not listen to a book with her mom. A family member on my husbands side passed and the road trip extended out a few more days as we had to return early and head 2 hours north after our 14 hours of driving we had just done to see my family. On hour 10 of our 18 hours of drive time, she gave in and let me play the book. By hour 14 she was asking if I could quickly get done with listening to the news on NPR so we could get back to "Our" book. Thank you for the suggestion. It was a beautiful way to connect with my 9 year old. :)

A kid's book a parent can love.

The narrator was very authentic. Thank you for brining Felicity and Midnight Gulch alive.

Amazing!

I was reading this for my summer reading, even though summer us over, and i was amazed on how exciting it became instead of reading the book itself. To be honest, the book was very boring, but once i listened to it on audible i couldnt put it down. I love this app 😍😍😍

Surprise!

This is I guess a children’s book but just like many children s books it has al message for us all. I loved it. Very imaginative.

Superb writing and a story good for every soul

If you analyze Lloyd's writing you will find exemplary characteristics of every important writing trait. Her writing is filled with lush descriptions and beautiful sentence fluency. Readers of all ages Will enjoy the story and if anyone has someone they need to forget, the story will inspire them to do so. There is magic in all of us.

Awesome!

This is such a fun read. The Author is so good with words. The narrator is really perfect!

Excellent introduction to magical realism

Lloyd captures the imagination and paints an amazing picture. We listened to this story with three generations of my family on a road trip and ages 6 to 76 were all transfixed. This was a great introduction to magical realism for the children in the car and the performance of the reader was spot on.