A Conjuring of Light
Quotes from the Book
Belief is one of the few things more powerful than magic.
Remember to look from all angles, see with your heart and believe in yourself.
To live is to make mistakes. I didn't understand her then, but I do now. Making mistakes means we're trying and doing and adventuring and learning. They mean we're living.
It's hard for humans to keep their belief in magic as they grow older. You want to understand things, so you build ideas of what the world is in your minds, then reject anything that doesn't fit into that.
Despite the dangers ahead a glow of gratitude warms me and I feel a smile lifting my face.
feathers that shine and waver like flames.
tangling into hundreds of cracks in the ground.
bone-chilling, unsettling, like the wind that creeps through a graveyard at night.
About Sophie Anderson
About the book
Magic and whimsy meet in this Howl's Moving Castle for a new generation from the critically adored Sophie Anderson, author of The House with Chicken Legs.
Twelve-year-old Olia knows a thing or two about secrets. Her parents are the caretakers of Castle Mila, a soaring palace with golden domes, lush gardens, and countless room. Literally countless rooms. There are rooms that appear and disappear, and rooms that have been hiding themselves for centuries. The only person who can access them is Olia. She has a special bond with the castle, and it seems to trust her with its secrets.
But then a violent storm rolls in . . . a storm that skips over the village and surrounds the castle, threatening to tear it apart. While taking cover in a rarely-used room, Olia stumbles down a secret passage that leads to a part of Castle Mila she's never seen before. A strange network of rooms that hide
Book details
- First published
- 2020
- Author
- Sophie Anderson
- Genre
- Children's
- Goodreads rating
- 3.98 (2k ratings)
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