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Flora's Dare: How a Girl of Spirit Gambles All to Expand Her Vocabulary, Confront a Bouncing Boy Terror, and Try to Save Califa from a Shaky Doom (Despite Being Confined to Her Room)
511 pp.
| Harcourt |
September, 2008 |
TradeISBN 978-0-15-205427-4$17.00
(2)
YA
Flora (Flora Segunda) turns to Lord Axacaya for help after discovering that a squid is responsible for the city's earthquakes. The suave magician sends her on a quest (in search of a diary that might prove key) that reveals shocking truths about her family's past. This book features firmly established characters and backstory, a cunningly constructed plot, and inventive magic that scales great heights.
Reviewer: Anita L. Burkam
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
January, 2009