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Title details for Lia and Beckett's Abracadabra by Amy Noelle Parks - Available

Lia and Beckett's Abracadabra

by Amy Noelle Parks
Rachel L. Jacobs
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A star-crossed YA rom-com that has the charm of Love and Gelato and the magic of Now You See Me

Seventeen-year-old Lia Sawyer is thrilled to get a mysterious invitation from her grandmother to compete in a stage magic contest—even though her parents object. But she's going to be judged by a bunch of old-school magicians who think that because she's a girl, her only magical talents lie in wearing sparkly dresses, providing distractions, and getting sawed, crushed, or stretched. And Lia can't ask her grandmother for help because she's disappeared, leaving behind only her best magic tricks, a few obscure clues, and an order to stay away from Blackwell boys, the latest generation of a rival magic family. Lia totally plans to follow her grandmother's rule—until the cute boy she meets on the beach turns out to be Beckett Blackwell, son of the biggest old guard magical family there is. Witty and romantic, Lia and Beckett's Abracadabra is a YA rom-com with a magical twist!

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    July 5, 2022

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      • ISBN: 9798212179607
      • File size: 256910 KB
      • Duration: 08:55:13

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Publisher's Weekly

      July 11, 2022
      When 17-year-old Lia Sawyer receives a letter from her grandmother Matilda—who has been missing for several years and was once a famous magician’s assistant—inviting her to spend the summer taking part in a stage magic competition in Mirror Lake, Wis., Lia simply sees it as an opportunity to have some fun. But Matilda’s invitation comes with a challenge to win, especially since the competition’s prize is control of the Starlight Theater, which has been in the Sawyer family for years. Her opposition most prominently includes the Blackwell boys—manipulative mentalist Elliot and his cousin, talented but disillusioned Beckett—who are grandsons of Matilda’s former husband and business partner turned rival. As Lia confronts the inherent sexism and underlying unscrupulousness of Mirror Lake’s magician community, she struggles to balance her own passion for magic with her growing attraction to Beckett. Lia and Beckett’s chemistry is no illusion; Parks (The Quantum Weirdness of the Almost-Kiss) deftly merges their gentle blossoming romance with the mystique of conjuring, mind games, and card tricks to deliver an intriguing look into the behind-the-scenes world of stage magic, couched in a playful romantic comedy. Characters cue as white. Ages 12–up. Agent: Elizabeth Bennett, Transatlantic Literary.

    • School Library Journal

      October 1, 2022

      Gr 7 Up-Given their families' contentious history, Lia and Beckett shouldn't be falling in love. Once upon a time, Lia's grandmother and Beckett's grandfather were a married magical couple-literally-working as magician and assistant, until Grandma divorced that philanderer. (No worries, Lia's grandfather was husband number two!) More recently, Beckett's cousin Eliot dated (and scammed) Lia's older sister. Of course, Lia and Beckett must meet-cute, back in Mirror Lake, WI, where magic still happens-not just that lovey-dovey kind, but also the abracadabra variety in which Lia is determined to win the summer contest and definitively prove women belong center stage. Rachel Jacobs delivers a delightful performance subtly upping the girl power, from Lia's ongoing self-empowerment to smaller yet crucial moments-Beckett's Indian mother when introduced to Lia insists, "It's Ms. Awasty, actually. I kept my name." VERDICT Balancing glee with gravitas, Jacobs ensures Parks gratifyingly fair play.

      Copyright 2022 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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