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Synopsis
*Being the magical mishaps of a girl of spirit, her glass-gazing sidekick, two ominous butlers (one blue), a house with eleven thousand rooms, and a red dog.* Flora knows better than to take shortcuts in her family home, Crackpot Hall--the house has eleven thousand rooms, and ever since her mother banished the magickal butler, those rooms move around at random. But Flora is late for school, so she takes the unpredictable elevator anyway. Huge mistake. Lost in her own house, she stumbles upon the long-banished butler--and into a mind-blowing muddle of intrigue and betrayal that changes her world forever. Full of wildly clever plot twists, this extraordinary first novel establishes Ysabeau Wilce as a compelling new voice in teen fantasy.
Is Flora Segunda appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 10 and up.
Parents should know this is a whimsical middle grade fantasy with mild peril and some family dysfunction (a banished magical butler, parental neglect). The magical mishaps are more comedic than threatening, and the focus is on a plucky heroine solving mysteries in her magical house.
What to know going in
This book has mild violence, no sexual content, and clean language. Content notes include abandonment.
Who'll love this
Kids will love the wildly inventive magical house with rooms that move around, the quirky magical butler, and the clever girl hero who gets into exciting trouble.