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Review: Spell Sweeper by Lee Edward Födi

By Kasey | December 3, 2021 - 7:00 am |January 5, 2023 Blogger's Favorites, Book Review and Content, Fantasy, Middle Grade 8-12

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Spell Sweeper
Lee Edward Födi
HarperCollins
Published November 30, 2021

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About Spell Sweeper

Magic is messy. A standalone middle grade fantasy featuring a failed young wizard and her chaotically fun cleanup crew.

Cara Moone is a wizard—and she’s basically flunked out of wizard school. Now she’s in training to be a MOP, a.k.a. Magical Occurrence Purger, a.k.a. it’s Cara’s job to sweep up the hazardous dust a real wizard’s spells leave behind.

A real wizard, that is, like Harlee Wu, the so-called “Chosen One” destined to save the magical world. But when one of Harlee’s spells goes awry and leaves … Continue reading →

26 Asian-Inspired Fantasy Books to Read While You Wait for Disney’s Mulan

By Kasey | July 23, 2020 - 7:00 am |December 15, 2022 Blogger's Favorites, Book Review and Content, Fantasy, Lists, Magical Realism, Paranormal, Young Adult/Teen 12-18

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Disney’s Mulan… and the New Release Date

By now you’ve probably already heard the news that the release date for Disney’s Mulan is getting pushed back indefinitely. I’m so bummed about this! I don’t go to the movies all that often, but this one has been at the top of my must-see list.

So here’s a thing that I’m pretty embarrassed about: I grew up as a Disney girl, and Mulan is one of my favorite movies they’ve made, but it wasn’t until I started to hear buzz about a new live-action remake that I learned that Disney’s inspiration for the story of Mulan actually comes from a Chinese folk song from the North … Continue reading →