Colorado Children's Book Award
2016 · Junior Novel · Nominee
About This Book
Introducing an extraordinary new voice---a magical debut that will make your skin tingle, your eyes glisten . . .and your heart sing.
Midnight Gulch used to be a magical place, a town where people could sing up thunderstorms and dance up sunflowers. But that was long ago, before a curse drove the magic away. Twelve-year-old Felicity knows all about things like that; her nomadic mother is cursed with a wandering heart.
But when she arrives in Midnight Gulch, Felicity thinks her luck's about to change. A "word collector," Felicity sees words everywhere---shining above strangers, tucked into church eves, and tangled up her dog's floppy ears---but Midnight Gulch is the first place she's ever seen the word "home." And then there's Jonah, a mysterious, spiky-haired do-gooder who shimmers with words Felicity's never seen before, words that make Felicity's heart beat a little faster.
Felicity wants to stay in Midnight Gulch more than anything, but first, she'll need to figure out how to bring back the magic, breaking the spell that's been cast over the town . . . and her mother's broken heart.
Midnight Gulch used to be a magical place, a town where people could sing up thunderstorms and dance up sunflowers. But that was long ago, before a curse drove the magic away. Twelve-year-old Felicity knows all about things like that; her nomadic mother is cursed with a wandering heart.
But when she arrives in Midnight Gulch, Felicity thinks her luck's about to change. A "word collector," Felicity sees words everywhere---shining above strangers, tucked into church eves, and tangled up her dog's floppy ears---but Midnight Gulch is the first place she's ever seen the word "home." And then there's Jonah, a mysterious, spiky-haired do-gooder who shimmers with words Felicity's never seen before, words that make Felicity's heart beat a little faster.
Felicity wants to stay in Midnight Gulch more than anything, but first, she'll need to figure out how to bring back the magic, breaking the spell that's been cast over the town . . . and her mother's broken heart.
Awards
Georgia Children's Book Award
2016 · Children's Book (Grades 4 - 8) · Finalist
Golden Sower Award
2016 · Intermediate · Nominee
Kentucky Bluegrass Award
2016 · Grades 3-5 · Nominee
Keystone to Reading Book Award
2016 · Intermediate · Nominee
Nene Award
2016 · Children's Fiction · Nominee
Nevada Young Readers' Award
2016 · Young Readers · Nominee
Sunshine State Young Reader's Award
2016 · Grades 3-5 · Nominee
Virginia Readers Choice Award
2016 · Elementary · Nominee
Charlotte Huck Award for Outstanding Fiction for Children
2015 · Children's Fiction · Recommended
E.B. White Read Aloud Award
2015 · Middle Readers · Finalist
E.B. White Read Aloud Award
2015 · Middle Readers · Honor Book
Odyssey Award for Excellence in Audiobook Production
2015 · Audiobook · Honor Book
Pat Conroy Southern Book Prize
2015 · Children's · Finalist
SIBA Book Award
2015 · Children's · Finalist
South Carolina Childrens, Junior and Young Adult Book Award
2015 · Children's · Nominee
Junior Library Guild
2014 · Selection
