It makes you want to peek into that river with them. Take a moment to look at the gorgeous book cover of Donna and her friend Hillyard. To save the day, Donna will need the help of a caring new friend and the basket-ball team…plus the mysterious, powerful creature lurking in the river.Įllen Booraem has written a compelling contemporary fantasy that is thrilling, dangerous, action-packed, realistic and humorous. Even Annabelle’s voice, an unexpected guiding presence in Donna’s mind, can’t fend off disaster. Before Donna knows it, Rachel’s in danger and Donna’s family is about to lose their home. Turns out, Donna’s new neighbor is an ancient, ornery thunder mage, and it doesn’t take muck to make her angry. When a strange old woman moves in next door and needs help cleaning her filthy home, Donna figures this is the perfect opportunity to forget her friendship troubles and help her family. Her mom, “Mim,” and sister, Janice, work all the time, and her best friend, Rachel, spends way more time with her basketball teammates than she does with Donna. But now Annabelle has died in the very river she claimed was magic, and nothing feels wondrous to Donna anymore. Aunt Annabelle taught her there was more to the world than meets the eye, and the two of them built tiny shoreside houses for fantastical creatures Annabelle insisted were real. Themes: River, Grief, Fantasy, Dragon, Neighbors, Greed, Friendships, Familyĭonna’s always loved her life by the river. Dial Books for Young Readers, Fiction, Apr.
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