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Also by Julie Crabtree:

The Crepe Makers' Bond, May 2011
Paperback (reprint)
The Crepe Makers' Bond, April 2011
Hardcover
Discovering Pig Magic, November 2008
Paperback (reprint)
Discovering Pig Magic, October 2008
Hardcover

DISCOVERING PIG MAGIC
By: Julie Crabtree

Milkweed Editions
November 2008
On Sale: November 1, 2008
144 pages
ISBN: 1571316841
EAN: 9781571316844
Paperback (reprint)
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Young Adult

Discovering Pig Magic follows the exploits of Mattie (or Miss M, or just M) and her friends Ariel and Nicki as they attempt to overcome the problems that plague their 13-year-old lives. After finding a book of spells, the three girls perform a ritual that will grant each the object of her desire. This requires that they each bury a special object. Ariel buries a tiny antique spoon; Nicki puts in a thumb-sized leather mother-and-child doll; and Miss M contributes a small ceramic pig with real gold inlays. When the magic starts to take effect, the girls' longed-for wishes carry unintended, and unwelcome, consequences. Breaking the spell before something really bad happens becomes crucial, but doing so may be too much even for these resourceful friends. Julie Crabtree's wonderfully funny novel captures the everyday lives of three quirky, engaging girls, and shows that some wishes may be better left unfulfilled.