When it comes to getting feedback for their writing, authors usually go to an editor, another writer or a friend. But author Nancy Cavanaugh has the perfect reader in the form of her middle schooler daughter. In this post, Cavanaugh explains how her daughter unknowingly helped her write her new book, JUST LIKE ME --- and maybe even served as inspiration.
Editorial Content for Nothing Up My Sleeve
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Angela Warsinske
Three Latino characters named Dominic, Loop and Z will take the readers of Diana Lopez’s NOTHING UP MY SLEEVE on a journey to becoming a serious magician. From the moment they stumble into the magic shop in the beginning and meet the encouraging owners, the Garzas, up until the results of the magic competition at the end, readers will attentively follow the story and see the world of magic as a serious craft. Read More
Teaser
Sixth graders Dominic, Loop, and Z stumble upon a new magic shop in town and can't wait to spend their summer mastering cool tricks to gain access to the Vault, a key holders-only back room bound to hold all kinds of secrets. And once they get in, they set their sights even higher: a huge competition at the end of the summer.
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Sixth graders Dominic, Loop, and Z stumble upon a new magic shop in town and can't wait to spend their summer mastering cool tricks to gain access to the Vault, a key holders-only back room bound to hold all kinds of secrets. And once they get in, they set their sights even higher: a huge competition at the end of the summer.
About the Book
From beloved author Diana López comes an exciting middle grade story about three friends, a magic competition and how far they'll go to succeed.
Sixth graders Dominic, Loop, and Z stumble upon a new magic shop in town and can't wait to spend their summer mastering cool tricks to gain access to the Vault, a key holders-only back room bound to hold all kinds of secrets. And once they get in, they set their sights even higher: a huge competition at the end of the summer. They work on their card tricks, sleights, and vanishing acts, trying to come up with the most awesome routines possible....Problem is, the trip is expensive, and it's money that each guy's family just doesn't have.
To make things worse, the shop-owners' daughter, Ariel (who just so happens to be last year's competition winner), will do anything to make sure the boys don't come out on top. Even pit them against one another. Will they make it to the competition? And if so, at what cost?
Diana López, author of CONFETTI GIRL and ASK MY MOOD RING HOW I FEEL, offers a story that's just the right mix of heart, high jinks, and a bit of magic.
