Description
"In the Real World, we call it inspiration. Here, we call it magic." After months of bouncing around in foster care, protecting her autistic brother and waiting for their grieving alcoholic dad to get his act together, Samantha Park is done with broken promises. She doesn't have the energy for optimism anymore. The best she can do is stick with Michael and keep what's left of her family in one piece, day by day. Until one night, Michael drags her along with him to follow a "magic firefly" into the woods. Next thing she knows, they've been whisked into Owl City: an imaginary musical world where alligators can fly, owls can talk, and the clouds taste like fruit candy. And it seems it's not the first time her brother has been here. It's a wondrous city, but the peace is short-lived. Hurricanes are on the horizon. Wolf attacks are increasing. The fireflies are disappearing. Worst of all, a heavy darkness is covering the sky. And the mysterious man behind the magic - Owl City himself - is being targeted. Sam, Michael, and all their new friends soon learn that this place is just one corner of a vast universe, one light in an age-old struggle between hope and despair, and it is up to each of them to fight for the outcome. For the line between the Imaginary and the Real World is much thinner than anyone knows. The force that wins will shape the destiny of both. And, Reader, just so you know - the good guys might need your help.
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