The Wrong Side of Magic (35 page)
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Authors: Janette Rallison
The next day, when Hudson saw Caidan and Andy in the hallway, the two boys turned pale and hurried past him without saying a word. Apparently, they'd gotten the message.
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This novel started its life as a twenty-five-page short story I wrote for a compilation. The book was canceled, which in a lot of ways should have prepared me for what lay ahead. If this book had been a person, it would have been an orphan who went door to door, barefoot in the snow, trying to sell Girl Scout cookies.
Oh sure, the beta readers loved it (a big thanks to librarians Mary Wong and Tim Loge for their encouragement), and my daughter's sixth-grade class all wanted their names in the novel, but so many agents just didn't get the story.
A land of wordplay? British unicorns? People who sold word-shaped pastries? No.
So I have to give a big thanks to Lauren Burniac and everyone at Feiwel and Friends for taking a chance on a story that didn't fit any sort of cookie-cutter mold. And a big thank-you to Anna Roberto for taking over the editing. Also, here's a shout-out to Elissa Englund, the ever-important copy editor, who caught my many grammar mistakes and changed my hurdling dogs to hurtling dogs. (Because the first would be too weird.)
I also want to thank the many talented women in my writers' group who offered feedback on the story: Melinda Carroll, Torsha Baker, Nan Marie Swapp, Kelly Oram, Ruth Nickle, Donna Dustin, Peggy Howe, Kari Pike, Bunny Miner, Raejean Roberts, Angela Carling, and Nichole Evans (and honorary sidekick Maureen Higham).
And, of course, a big thank-you to my family, who don't complain too much about the fact that I never cook because I'm always busy writing. Hey, macaroni and cheese has never killed anyone. Probably.
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Janette Rallison
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My Fair Godmother
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CONTENTS
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Copyright © 2016 by Janette Rallison
Map illustration by Peter Donnelly
A Feiwel and Friends Book
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The Library of Congress has cataloged the print edition as follows:
Names: Rallison, Janette, 1966â author.
Title: The wrong side of magic / Janette Rallison.
Description: First edition. | New York: Feiwel & Friends, 2016. |
Summary: “Eighth-grader Hudson stopped believing in magic long ago. Until the day he is whisked away to the magical land of Logosâa land ruled by words, thoughts, and memories. Upon arrival, Hudson is quickly saddled with a troll curse, and only his friend Charlotte can help rid him of the curse. But she has an agenda of her ownâfind and rescue the missing Princess of Logos”âProvided by publisher.
Identifiers: LCCN 2015036148Â |
ISBN 9781250074287 (hardback)Â |Â ISBN 9781250086815 (e-book)
Subjects: | CYAC: Fantasy. | MagicâFiction. |
BISAC: JUVENILE FICTION / Fantasy & Magic. | JUVENILE FICTION /
Humorous Stories. | JUVENILE FICTION / Social Issues / Friendship.
Classification: LCC PZ7.R13455 Wr 2016Â |Â DDC [Fic]âdc23
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eISBN 9781250086815
First hardcover edition 2016
eBook edition August 2016