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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 stumbles upon an old brass key that unlocks an ornately carved gate, attached to a strangely invisible wall, she jumps at the chance for adventure. And the world beyond the gate doesn't disappoint. She finds rose gardens, a maze made of hedges, and a boy named William who is just as lonely as she is. But at William's castle, strange things begin to happen. Carnival games are paid for in wishes, dreams seem to come alive, and then there's William's eerie warning: Beware of the hawthorn trees.
About the Author
Amy Ephron lives in Los Angeles. Her new book "The Other Side of the Wall," will be published by Philomel Books/Penguin Kids October 15th. In "The Other Side of the Wall" It's Christmas break and Tess and Max are in London with Aunt Evie. There's a freak snow storm and a visit to Hyde Park. Back at The Sanborn House, the boutique hotel, Tess is charmed by a 14 year old boy in the dining room having tea alone...except that no one else can see him...."The Castle in the Mist," (the intro to Tess & Max and their Aunt Evie, the first in The Other Side series) was an Amazon Best pick, a B&N pick, and claimed a nom for a SCIBA award. It has been nominated for an American Library Association award, The Grand Canyon Award to be announced in 2020. The second, "Carnival Magic" the continued, startling, sometimes magical adventures of Tess and Max is a bestseller and was featured in "Teen Vogue," tagged as a standalone, "Parade," "Story Monsters, inc," "The Jewish Journal," etc. Amy is a contributor and contributing editor to Vogue and Vogue.com covering culture, fashion, kids, food, art, architecture, occasionally politics, and LA-Centric trends. She is the author of the bestselling " A Cup of Tea"; "One Sunday Morning"; "White Rose"; etc, and "Loose Diamonds," a collection of modern essays, pieces of which appeared in Vogue and The New York Times. author's notes: What if it was true? What if wishes did come true and she'd wasted a wish, a real wish... "The Castle in the Mist"#believeinmagic.
