A Pinch of Magic by Michelle Harrison
Series: Pinch of Magic #1
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt on February 7, 2019 U.K. /U.S. August 2020
ISBN: 0358193319
Genres: Adventure, Fantasy, Mystery
Format: Chapter Book Fiction
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This is such a wonderful story. It is so well written from the beginning to the end. There are three sisters who live with their grandmother on the Isle of Crowstone. A family curse looms over them. They are not able to leave their island home. If they leave, they will die. Each sister is her own person with her own strengths and weaknesses. Betty is adventurous, Fliss, the oldest, is beautiful and flirtatious, and Charlie is full of energy and surprises. The grandmother is caring and intriguing. She makes frequent visits to the prison and has tried to protect her granddaughters. Betty is determined to get to the bottom of things. The three sisters make a great team on their quest to break their family curse. I highly recommend this fairy tale like story of full adventure, magic, and mystery. This is the first of three in The Pinch of Magic series originally published in the U.K.

Kris Zuidema, retired school librarian, Standish