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The Spell Book of Listen Taylor : And the Secrets of the Family Zing

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Enchanting family secrets intertwine with magical realism.

If you're fond of stories that transport you to a slightly off-kilter reality where every character's quirk adds to a larger, fascinating tapestry, "The Spell Book of Listen Taylor" will charm your socks off. It's a literary concoction of romance, mystery, and whimsy that makes family secrets and magical undertones seem as normal as your morning cup of coffee. Dive into Jaclyn Moriarty's vivid imagination—unexpected connections and delightful narrative await.

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ISBN: 9780439846783
Authors: Jaclyn Moriarty
Publisher: Arthur A. Levine Books
Date of Publication: 2007-09-01
Format: Hardcover
Related Collections: Young Readers, Chapter Books, Childrens Classics
Related Topics: Mystery, Fantasy
Goodreads rating: 3.56
(rated by 1672 readers)

Description

A fairytale, a mystery, a history of hot-air ballooning, and a romance . . . A novel so brilliant, moving, zingy -- and Zingy -- that it could only have come from Jaclyn Moriarty.The Zing family lives in a world of misguided spell books, singular poetry, and state-of-the-art surveillance equipment. They use these things to protect the Zing Family Secret -- one so huge it draws the family to the garden shed for meetings every Friday night.Into their world comes socially isolated middle grader Listen Taylor, whose father is dating a Zing. Enter Cath Murphy, a young teacher at the elementary school that Cassie Zing attends, suffering from a broken heart. How will the worlds of these two young woman connect? Only the reader can know!
 

Enchanting family secrets intertwine with magical realism.

If you're fond of stories that transport you to a slightly off-kilter reality where every character's quirk adds to a larger, fascinating tapestry, "The Spell Book of Listen Taylor" will charm your socks off. It's a literary concoction of romance, mystery, and whimsy that makes family secrets and magical undertones seem as normal as your morning cup of coffee. Dive into Jaclyn Moriarty's vivid imagination—unexpected connections and delightful narrative await.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

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