Juneberry Blue

Taking inspiration from Sleeping Beauty and rural settings, this contemporary magical realism novel includes a mistaken destiny, a dying town, and a determined ghost cat.
  • ISBN: 9781682636695
  • Publication date: 06/18/2024
  • Page Count: 304
  • Size: 6" x 8"
  • Age Range: 8-12
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  • Publication date: 06/18/2024
  • Page Count: 304
  • Size: 6" x 8"
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Description

Taking inspiration from Sleeping Beauty and rural settings, this contemporary magical realism novel includes a mistaken destiny, a dying town, and a determined ghost cat.

Eleven-year-old Andie Jennings, of Morning Glory, Virginia (population: 8), is set to inherit a matrilineal gift on Test Day, and she plans to use it to bring her dad home for good from his long-haul trucking job. Except her gift doesn’t come.

Instead, Andie starts seeing and hearing unexplained things, and a see-through cat seems to be following her. Turns out, she didn’t fail Test Day. Her gift just isn’t what anyone expected. But Andie’s ability to communicate with the ghosts at the town’s shuttered Juneberry Blue factory may be the very thing that Morning Glory—and her own family—needs.

Author/Illustrator

Candice Ransom

Author

Candice Ransom is the author of more than 170 books for children and young adults. She has an MFA in writing from Vermont College of Fine Arts and an MA in children's literature from Hollins University. She currently teaches at Hollins University in their graduate program in children's literature. She lives in Fredericksburg, Virginia, with her husband and two bossy cats.

Reviews

“[A] gently magical tale that centers nature, ecology, and connection.”—Publishers Weekly

More Details

BISAC 1: JUV037000 Juvenile Fiction – Fantasy & Magic
BISAC 2: JUV058000 Juvenile Fiction – Paranormal, Occult & Supernatural
BISAC 3: JUV024000 Juvenile Fiction – Lifestyles – Country Life

Books By Candice Ransom