"Carnival Magic" Is the Whimsical Adventure of Your Dreams
[Carnival Magic is] a softer otherworldly take on childhood mystery, reminiscent of classics like A Secret Garden….”Carnival Magic” is in itself an escape. Tess especially follows in that lineage of strong, intelligent female characters – a sort of Lucy Pevensic/Hermione Granger hybrid who is a leader, who
believes in magic.
--Teen Vogue
Carnival Magic and The Castle in the Mist
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Amy Ephron’s Carnival Magic Reminds Young Readers to Touch the Sky - Parade
Amy Ephron has always been a magical storyteller….In “Carnival Magic” … Tess and Max are teaching children and their parents about the power of thoughtful decision-making, loyalty, and self-confidence. Life lessons and carnival rides? Sounds like the perfect beach read for all ages.
Dr. Nancy Berk — Parade
Cheddar Interview with Baker Machado
So incredibly fun to do @Cheddar on the actual @NYSE with the amazing @BakerMachado & @NoraKAli https://t.co/VgWNGJEk5q #CarnivalMagic @PhilomelBooks
— Amy Ephron (@AmyEphron) July 18, 2018
Praise for Carnival Magic
This novel, which works as a standalone, will captivate readers who enjoy their whimsy with a dash of risk.
—School Library Journal
“Tess is a thoroughly modern heroine: She's athletic, impulsive, and fearless... The siblings are authentic children [and] the fantastic elements are the stuff of daydreams. Perfect for classroom read-alouds.”
—Kirkus Reviews
"Full of wonder and real-life enchantment, Amy Ephron's Carnival Magic is a charming adventure that will make a believer out of anyone!"
—Rachel Vail, author of Well, That Was Awkward and the Friendship Ring series
“Bursting with imagination and warmth, Amy Ephron’s first novel for young people is a magical book in all ways.”
—Holly Goldberg Sloan, New York Times bestselling author of Counting by 7s
More Praise for The Castle in the Mist:
“Rich description of the castle along with an elaborate map at the book’s beginning and an illustration at the end enhance the fantasy world….A sequel is suggested; beguiled readers will hope it happens.”
—Kirkus Reviews...Things I liked about this book is that it was very exciting and I never wanted to put it down. It was so good. Other things I liked about this book is it's very adventurous, and it's an amazing book. I didn't have anything I didn't like about it, it was just perfect.
—Maggie Manwill
"There are scenes...that are transcendent in their beautiful, ethereal descriptions [in this] uplifting novel about family and connection."
—BCCB"A slightly darker, updated take on magical realism classics such as Edward Eager’s Half Magic and E. Nesbit’s The Enchanted Castle."
—School Library Journal
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Reading Amy Ephron’s new novel Carnival Magic feels like stepping into a different literary landscape entirely. Gone are the themes of extreme fantasy or acute realism that polarize YA novels in 2018, and in their place is a much softer, otherworldly take on childhood mystery, reminiscent of ...
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from VogueRarely (every 14 years or so), a super bloom erupts in Death Valley and the desert is briefly (carpeted would be too extreme) finely brushed with fields of purple, yellow, white, and pale pink wildflowers. Thanks to the almost El Niño, we’re having a ...
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In the tradition of Edward Eager and E.L. Konigsburg, a novel about the excitement—and the dangers—of wishing.
Tess and her brother, Max, are sent for the summer to their aunt’s sleepy village in the English countryside, where excitement is as rare as a good wifi signal. So when Tess ...
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from VogueHer name is Aja (because her mother liked the Steely Dan song), but you can call her Mayor Brown.
Photo: Alex HoernerCompton, the small California city that gangsta rap put on the map—the birthplace of Kendrick Lamar, Dr. Dre, and the infamous Suge ...
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from VogueI remember my first pair of sandals. They were white and they had a moderately thick strap across the top of the foot just where the toes start and a similar one around the ankle. The leather was soft but there was an adjustable buckle on both straps ...
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Ephron turns the notion of the good Samaritan on its head in a bauble of a tale about altruism gone horribly wrong.
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When and where do you write?I always say that, for me, books get written a sentence at a time…that you write in your head sometimes and then put it on paper, and having once been a single mother to three kids, I never quite had the kind of schedule where I could block hours, weeks, ...
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