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What is magic really for? As Maggie approaches her thirteenth birthday, she wants to believe that some kind of magic can stop the changes all around her. Her visit with her father and his new family at a lakeside cabin makes her wonder. Will he still love her as much, now that he has a new... read more

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  • Maggie: age 13, girl who is vacationing with her father's new family per custody arrangements but it is not the summer she was expecting
  • Dad: Maggie's father who has remarried and had a new daughter but who has recently lost his job (unbeknownst to the family) and is facing health problems
  • Joanne: Maggie's new stepmother who becomes quickly aware that something is wrong with her husband
  • Linda: Dad and Joanne's daughter, Maggie's half-sister
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What-Margaret Lavchek asked herself magic really for?

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Original Language: English
Publisher: Avon Books
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1993
ISBN: 0380720434
Page Count: 192

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