A Snicker of Magic by Natalie Lloyd
2016 Colorado Children's Book Award Nominee
This is another 2016 Colorado Children's Book Award nominee. I'm not quite sure what to make of this book. It's the kind of book I wanted to love, but the narrative was sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo cute it detracted from a pretty good story. Felicity Juniper Pickle has arrived with her mother and younger sister in Midnight Gulch, Tennessee. Mama's people are from Midnight Gulch, and the town used to be magical, until the most magical folks, the Brothers Threadbare, grew jealous of each other, dueled, and were cursed. All that remains are "snickers" of magic. Felicity hopes to break the curse, unlock the magic, and cure her mother's wandering heart, which she tries to do the help of her new best friend Jonah, some magical ice cream, and her collection of words. Sweet story, and if kids like it, there's a pretty cool anonymous-do-gooder element it would be fun to explore with social action next year, but it may be too cutesy to be widely popular with students.
The 2016 CCBA (junior book) nominees, by the way, are:
The Night Gardener (see review below)
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