Never too old for a magical read

It has been about a decade since my kids were in middle school and they took me on the magical journey through "Harry Potter", led me through a dystopian world and adventure in "The Hunger Games", and the fantasy romance of the "Twilight Series". However, once they were on to high school their reading marathons were often replaced by music and sporting activities or homework, so I was no longer exposed to the books beloved by our youth. Working in circulation I once again have the advantage of seeing what the teenagers and young adults are checking in and out.

Captioned "A Harry Potter-esque adventure." by Time Magazine, I recently was intrigued by a young adult book "The Trials of Morrigan Crow" by Jessica Townsend. The last rainy weekend I put down my historical fictions and family sagas and delved into Morrigan Crow's world of "Nevermoor". Reminding me a lot of Harry Potter, I was quickly enthralled and taken into innocent world of imagination, where a cursed girl escapes death and is transported into a magical world finding friendship and mentors to help her discover her "true self". I thoroughly enjoyed this quick read and escape from our current realities. Surprisingly, although I was attracted to the book because of the similarities to the "Harry Potter" theme, those similarities took some of the charm away from the story.  However, young "Harry Potter" fans will find those similarities engaging. 

I encourage you to explore our "Young Adult" section as well as our Children's library for reads that will allow you to recapture our innocence as well as our imagination. Popular series authors include Sarah Maas, Cassandra Clare,Veronica Roth. Rick Riordan continues to have a number of series popular with middle school age kids. I remember enjoying his first the "Percy Jackson" series. 

I hope you enjoy "magical" reading in your near future.