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Clara Voyant
Current price:
$7.99
Publication Date: June 4th, 2019
Publisher:
Puffin Canada
ISBN:
9780143198543
Pages:
224
Description
A wannabe journalist and reluctant astrologer turns out to be clairvoyant in this charming middle-grade coming-of-age novel; for fans of Rebecca Stead's novels.
Clara can't believe her no-nonsense grandmother has just up and moved to Florida, leaving Clara and her mother on their own for the first time. This means her mother can finally "follow her bliss," which involves moving to a tiny apartment in Kensington Market, working at a herbal remedy shop and trying to develop her so-called mystical powers. Clara tries to make the best of a bad situation by joining the newspaper staff at her new middle school, where she can sharpen her investigative journalistic skills and tell the kind of hard-news stories her grandmother appreciated. But the editor relegates her to boring news stories and worse . . . the horoscopes.
Worse yet, her horoscopes come true, and soon everyone at school is talking about Clara Voyant, the talented fortune-teller. Clara is horrified -- horoscopes and clairvoyance aren't real, she insists, just like her grandmother always told her. But when a mystery unfolds at school, she finds herself in a strange situation: having an opportunity to prove herself as an investigative journalist . . . with the help of her own mystical powers.
Praise for Clara Voyant
"Clara Voyant is such a supremely entertaining and smart read, with a fantastic group of characters to round it out . . . Readers who have enjoyed the work of authors such as Susin Nielsen, Lisa Graff, Kat Yeh, Vikki Vansickle, or Karina Yan Glaser might especially love Clara Voyant.” --Fab Book Reviews
"Clara is an utterly likable character and readers will root for her. A solid purchase for larger collections, especially where readers enjoy a touch of the supernatural in their mysteries." --School Library Journal
"[I]t’s dry, succinct, and funny. . . . [An] enjoyable read." --Kirkus Reviews
"The great cover will draw in readers, but they’ll find plenty to like and even ponder once inside." --Booklist
“Delaney’s book has multiple fun-to-follow storylines, from the mystery surrounding the Miss Trunchbull-like janitor to the romance between Kensington’s taco slinger, Paquito, and ice cream scooper, Sophie. But it’s the loving way in which all these characters are drawn and the intimate scenes between a mystic mother and a skeptic daughter that makes this novel so affecting." –Quill & Quire
"Clara Voyant is a delightful work of young-adult fiction, especially for those who are looking for something lighthearted and free of angst. . . . Rachelle Delaney creates a relatable middle-school experience that will speak to young people in times of transition, or who might not feel completely comfortable in their own skin. Highly Recommended." --CM Magazine