A Snicker Of Magic, By Natalie Lloyd

    The book I read is A Snicker Of Magic. It is about a girl named Felicity Juniper Pickle, her sister Frannie Jo, her friend Jonah/ Pumpernickel, her mom, her aunt Cleo, her dog Biscuit, and much more! Felicity likes words so much that she collects them. They come in many different colors, shapes, and patterns. Felicity was moving basically her whole life. She moves into Midnight Gulch, Tennessee and meets her first friend not including her sister Frannie Jo. Midnight Gulch used to be magical but all that changed when the Brothers Threadbare left town. They used to be magical too but they did a duel to see who was the best and Berry won. He roared like a Lion and Stone couldn’t roar like a Lion so Stone had to leave town and never returned and he took all the magic with him. Berry realized his magic doesn’t work without his brother so he went after Stone. Felicity’s class decided to have their own duel which would be a talent show. Jonah made Felicity do the duel and share one of her poems.  She forgot her blue book which holds all her words and poems. So instead of sharing her poems she decided to try to bring the magic back. She told Uncle Boone to sing a song that had the same two instruments that the two brothers played back when they would play music. Then everyone’s shadow came out under them and started dancing.

 

Felicity is polite, embarrassed by who she is, and unique. Felicity is polite because when she talks to people she talks very polite and kind. She is embarrassed by who she is because she doesn’t think anyone will like her because she collects words and they might think she’s a nerd. She is unique because not a lot of people can see words like Felicity. A quote from the book is “Take all the time you need.” This is a quote from Felicity the main character. This is about her mom in the first time in a while is painting. She is painting the gallery wall that was last painted by one of the Brothers threadbare.

 

One thing I found interesting is that Felicity can see words like words people think about or things they want. That because that is a magical talent. Another thing I found interesting is that Felicity moved almost all around the world and finally settled in Midnight Gulch because  of all the places in the world she settles in the one magical place. This is interesting because there is a lot of places in the world but she chose the one that was magical.

 

I enjoyed this book because it had a pinch of magic in it and a tiny tiny bit of mystery because Felicity had to solve a riddle and it had historical fiction in it and I like historical fiction. I would recommend this book if you like words and historical fiction. I would also recommend this book because Felicity is a great character and I loved reading about her and her family. This book reminds me of Color me dark because Erma Jean and Felicity both like words and letters. I rate this book a four out of five because I really enjoyed the book but it’s not my favorite book.  
  

One thought on “A Snicker Of Magic, By Natalie Lloyd

  1. This is one of my favorite books. I am wondering if you liked the words that Felicity used, since she is pretty adept at making up words. Also, do you have a favorite word, Harlan?

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