The Munchkins
Book 1
by Candice Zee
Genre: Upper Middle-Grade Fantasy
"Has
all the "ingredients" for a fantastical, magical, YA story
that also caters to adults who absolutely love the Potter-esque world
that happens maybe twice in a lifetime." - Reader
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Thirteen
extraordinary children with mysterious powers.
Their
loving and protective father.
And
a sociopathic neighbor who knows them better than they know
themselves.
When
Capricorn Munch and her twelve siblings appear outside a children's
home, no one, including themselves, knows who they are or where they
came from. At ten years old they stop aging, as she and her siblings
develop powers that gift them with incredible abilities, like healing
wounds and manifesting objects. They keep these powers secret and
their adoptive father restricts their use. Capricorn strives to live
a normal life, blissfully playing with her favorite sisters, witty
and bold Allie, empathic and wise Breezy, and giddy and sweet
Hazy.
But now a sudden threat has intruded on their carefree
lives: Their next-door neighbor, a man who calls himself Big Boss.
Capricorn watches fretfully as Big Boss encroaches on her family like
a malevolent force, feeding hostility between her siblings and
causing them to be reckless with their powers. Capricorn knows Big
Boss is plotting something sinister and can only pray it doesn't end
in ultimate doom for her and her family.
"Told in a
fast-paced narrative voice with complex characters, the exhilarating
fantasy will keep readers guessing until the very end—all while
falling in love with the quirky cast. The book deserved to be made
into a movie or a web series." - The
Prairies Book Review
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Candice Zee is a middle-grade and YA fantasy writer who first dreamed the idea of The Munchkins as a child while playing make-believe with her brother in Wilkes-Barre, PA. She is an early childhood teacher with an M.Ed. in Elementary Education and has taught for over twelve years in Pre-K, Kindergarten, and primary grade classrooms. Like Casey Munch in her book series, she is passionate about creating a more just and equitable world. She savors vegan food, loves board games and podcasts, relishes horror movies and novels, devours social science nonfiction, spontaneously belts out tunes from musicals, and does some of her best writing while drinking coffee at 1 AM. She lives in Cleveland, OH with her wife Dana and their dog companion Solstice. The Munchkins is her debut novel. More information about her book series and the characters can be found at www.munchkinsbooks.com.
Sounds like a super neat themed book. Cheers.
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