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Paperback Book Details
  • 05/2022
  • 9780578299976 0578299976
  • 172 pages
  • $9.99
Ebook Details
  • 05/2022
  • B09ZNQVF9R
  • 154 pages
  • $2.99
Chad Cox
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Lion's Tooth Magic: The Circle of Friends
Chad Cox, author
Of all the flowers, ten-year-old Mackenzie Granger loves dandelions the most. Making an innocent dandelion wish, she receives the ability to talk to animals. This magical wish leads Mackenzie and her best friend to become a part of the Circle of Friends, an ancient group of beings who protect the land and creatures of Earth. The Circle knows magic is returning to the realm of Earth. They need Mackenzie and her friend to assure this magic stays light. The two friends are sent on an adventure spanning their dreams, the world, and beyond, as they learn how to use and spread this extraordinary magic to all. In their way sits a dark queen who wants the power for herself — magic oozing with the blackness of her soul. Sending forth creatures on the whisper of her lies, she desperately seeks to stop light magic from spreading throughout humanity. This means stopping the Circle of Friends and all they hold dear. Join the dark queen or be destroyed. A deadly choice is made, and Earth is cast under an evil curse. All will be lost unless an ancient beloved queen, the rightful ruler of all, is found and returned to power.
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Reedsy Discovery

Mackenzie Granger has always seen the world--and others--with a unique, untainted lens. She finds beauty in the simplest things, like dandelions, and cares about the voices of even the littlest creatures.

When a mysterious new girl shows up at Mackenzie's school the day after a strange dream, Mackenzie finds herself drawn to the girl everyone else ignores and a magical friendship blossoms.

Learning that blowing the fluffy white dandelion seeds off the plants will allow her to use 'dandelion magic', Mackenzie shares this knowledge with her childhood best friend/neighbor. Together, the two find themselves swept up in a battle of good VS evil, with the whole world (and others beyond it) hanging in the balance.

Lion's Tooth Magic: The Circle of Friends is a wonderful middle-grade fantasy tale about two girls learning how to use their magic to better themselves, others, and their world. Cox weaves strong morals into the tale using adventures around the globe--like selfless compassion, standing against the crowd, not backing down in the face of our worst fears, and taking time to build a proper foundation for what matters in life, even if pressure is trying to get us to rush.

Lion's Tooth Magic marries a strong mix of a Sword in the Stone vibes (with wise mentors teaching the girls how to use magic and even using animal shifting to help strike those lessons home) with The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe themes and morals (with an ice queen freezing people and wanting to use dark creatures to gain the ultimate power in the universe).

The simple writing style combined with complex themes for young readers make this a wonderful introduction to fantasy stories with real-life consequences/morals. Cox is a masterful storyteller, whose books promise to continue to entertain and teach in future volumes.

REVIEWED BY

Katherine D. Graham

Formats
Paperback Book Details
  • 05/2022
  • 9780578299976 0578299976
  • 172 pages
  • $9.99
Ebook Details
  • 05/2022
  • B09ZNQVF9R
  • 154 pages
  • $2.99
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