Oliver’s deep joy is sparked when he is making art. But at school one day, his classmates’ teasing and criticisms cause him to doubt his creative choices and disparage his gifts. That evening, three giants appear at his bedroom windows and convince Oliver to help them with their nighttime work of mending the world. They assure Oliver he's needed because he “sees what is missing.”
As Oliver travels through the world and helps the Night Giants with their mending and tending, he learns to lead with his imagination and trust the ways his unique dreams can be gifts to the world.
🐉RATING: 🔥🔥🔥🔥/5 🌻NEW RELEASE🌻 In the Shadow Garden by @lizparkerwrites is a light fantasy treat with mystery and a bit of romance. In the small town of Yarrow, Kentucky, magic is a part of life. Two of the founding families - the Haywoods and the Bonners - have magical abilities and the residents rely on them to help ease their emotional pain. But there’s a sinister gloom literally hanging over the town and it’s heaviest around the Bonner Bourbon distillery. Two generations of conflict have made the Haywoods distrustful of the Bonners, but the town relies on their bourbon business and the festival that brings tourists to town. The return of Kayden Bonner - after a 25-year absence - sparks a new urgency within the Haywood family to solve a series of mysteries. Why does no one remember Kayden Bonner? Was Nolan Haywood murdered? Why did the whole town agree to give up their memories of an entire summer? I love the unique magic system Liz Parker created, linking healing to nature. The soil, plants, and insects are all connected to the Haywoods, and together they transform trauma into fruits and vegetables that feed the soul and amplify emotion. While a quick easy read, In the Shadow Garden examines the weighty topic of how we cope with trauma and painful emotions. Is it best to forget the events that upset us? Push them to the back of our minds and compartmentalize? Or do we need to feel our pain in order to heal? ❓QOTD: Do you watch the Kentucky Derby or enjoy Kentucky bourbon? Thank you to @netgalley @readforeverpub and @grandcentralpub for early access to this book! #intheshadowgarden #lizparker #magicalbooks #witchyreads #natureheals #fantasyreads #bookrecommendations #bookreview #netgalleyreview #arcreview #bookstagram https://www.instagram.com/p/CifYv8HLGOO/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
Book Review…Outside Nowhere by Adam Borba Charming and funny, Parker Kelbrook can wriggle out of anything. So when he’s forced to take a job at the local pool, a threat to his beach-filled summer plans he comes up with the perfect prank to get himself fired. Once Parker’s father catches wind of his latest scheme, he decides enough is enough, and Parker is sent to work on a farm alongside five other kids who aren't his biggest fans. As Parker learns to roll up his sleeves and keep his head down, strange things start happening. And after he awakens one morning to find a dairy cow on the roof of a barn, he suspects that something magical and mysterious is growing in the farm’s fields. This was a fantastic magic realism story with great writing and full of inspiration! I love the cover! I sat down with Jacks in the afternoon and we were down by 8pm and we loved every minute of it! There were so many times we laughed out loud! The way magic was used in this book was really interesting! A fantastic story! Thank you TBR and Beyond Tours and Adam Borba for sharing this book with me! #OutsideNowhere #AdamBorba #booktours #tbrandbeyondtours #books #readsta #bookstagram #magicalbooks #read #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #bookreview #booksforkids #bookrecommendation #LittleBrownBooksforYoungReaders #middlegradebooks (at Cleveland, Ohio) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cjk3B-lrOQc/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
Tom carefully opened the book and began to read. The pages were filled with ancient spells and incantations, written in a language that Tom didn't recognize. But as he read, the words began to translate themselves in his mind.
The story Tom Falcoche and the Magic Book is amazing