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The Spirit Glass

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In this standalone novel based on Filipino mythology, Corazon Lopez is looking forward to her eleventh birthday, when she can finally be trained in wielding babaylan magic. She's hoping she can use it to bring her parents back to life so they can be together again.


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    • Publisher's Weekly

      Starred review from July 10, 2023
      Featuring a Filipina protagonist coming into her powers, Chokshi (the Aru Shah series) writes a memorable spin on a tween’s looking-glass adventures. Three years after her parents’ deaths, 11-year-old Corazon Lopez lives with her magically powerful but emotionally distant aunt Tina in a wondrous House “that tucked her in each evening and made sure she always had a sweater when it got cold.” Like the women in their family, both Corazon and Tina are babaylans—mortals who guard the boundaries between the human and spirit worlds—but two days before her magic-manifesting 12th birthday, Corazon’s specific power remains unknown even to her. She waits impatiently on the cusp with her wisecracking companion anito, an earth spirit named Saso who resembles a blue lizard, and a soul key that allows her to visit with her parents’ ghosts each Saturday. She plans to bring them back to life once she gains, and trains in, her powers, but when Corazon and Tina travel through the Library of Mirrors en route to the spirit realms’ marketplace, a figure pursues Corazon and steals the soul key, and Corazon must work to put the worlds-threatening specter to rest. Filipino folklore and a smart magical system of “bargains and balances” thread this wholly original narrative, which employs laugh-out-loud humor, sensory-forward prose, and deliciously dark threats to explore personal identity and tweenhood. Ages 8–12. Agent: Thao Le, Sandra Dijkstra Literary.

    • AudioFile Magazine
      Ferdelle Capistrano brings childlike wonder to her narration of this middle-grade novel featuring Filipino culture. Orphaned 12-year-old Corazon lives a lonely yet magical life while she waits to learn of her powers. Her world will change forever if she successfully retrieves her precious soul key from a meddling ghost. Included are all the staples of a child on a hero's quest, as well as a cultural celebration of food and folklore, ancestral magic, and plenty of age-appropriate humor. Capistrano expertly assigns animated voices to all the right characters, the best of all being Corazon's gecko companion, Saso, who steals the spotlight with comedic timing and endearing one-liners. The choice not to include renowned children's author Rick Riordan's print introduction in this audiobook was a missed opportunity. S.S. Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award © AudioFile 2024, Portland, Maine

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