Read for Kid Book Club - Book with Red on the Cover

I’ve been wanting to read this book for such a long time, but never picked it up! I love NPH, and I grew up in magic world - going to magic conventions since I was around 5 or 6. So this book was on my radar, and I’m so glad I finally got around to reading it. 

As a young middle-grade novel, it’s amazing. The characters are so quirky, weird, and fun. I imagine kids that read it can relate to feeling like an outsider. The plot was exciting and sprinkled with magic. I loved the conversation of what magic means - tricks, fate, friendship, deception, etc. It was also really cool that simple magic tricks were featured as little “how-to’s”. What a great way to get kids interested and immersed in the book!