![]() ![]() Although Gray maintains the joyous whimsical feel of those novels, this one relies too heavily on the characters' charm and not enough on consistent plotting and a strong narrative. Where the prior books were about the problems that face the children of separated parents, this one focuses on the idea that growing up doesn't require leaving magic and wonder behind. Joining up with a friendly witch, a vaudevillian saint, and a new gathering of dragons, they eventually make their way back to modern-day New York City where Emily must accept the inevitable. When the elderly woman becomes deathly ill, the girls must go back in time to 1903 with Emily (who is now firmly ensconced in the body of her 12-year-old self) and find a way to save her life. ![]() But she soon changes her mind when she and Allie go to visit Falcon's beloved Great-Great-Aunt Emily. She's more interested in becoming popular in school and not remaining a nerd like odd Allie Cadwallader-Newton. Grade 4-7 -Having dealt with dragons, wizards, and saints in previous series entries, the newly teenage Falcon has come to the conclusion that magic is immature and embarrassing. ![]()
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