People should be aware of how other people feel. On one hand, I thought Sebastian had a point. Kiddo (8) and I both absolutely loved every minute of it, and my husband really enjoyed it too, so it appeals to kids AND adults, which makes it a great read-aloud option. There's a lot of learning about empathy here and I think it's great. Nory has to learn to let go, and Sebastian has to learn to take others' feelings into account, and has to teach his classmates to take his own feelings into account. Nory and Sebastian get POVs here, and they're used really cleverly to teach different lessons. The challenges were clever and fun as the kids raced around the school coming up with creative solutions for the clues. It adds tension by splitting the UDM kids into two competing teams, each with their own reasons to really want to win. It's the fifth grade sleepover and scavenger hunt. It feels like an ending, yes, but the entire book also takes place during a single night, unlike the multiple days covered in previous books. This book feels quite different than the previous books. If there are future books, we'll be reading them for sure. The authors could leave it here or write more and it would fit either way. There is a lot of promise of new and exciting things to come in the future. But it also feels like it could begin again in the second half of the school year. It feels sort of final, like it really could be the end, since it occurs at the beginning of winter break in Nory and friends' fifth grade year. We hope it's not truly the last book, although it does leave off on an interesting note. She now lives in New York City with her husband and two daughters. Sarah's books have been translated into twenty-nine languages and optioned to Hollywood. Sarah is also a co-founder of OMG BookFest, a celebration of books aimed at the early to middle grade reader (ages 7-12) that brings together commercial and award-winning authors with underserved local communities for an exciting experience of books, games and activities. Sarah also co-edited two bestselling charity collections (Girls' Night In and Girls' Night Out), and has contributed to various anthologies (American Girls About Town, Sixteen: Stories About That Sweet and Bitter Birthday, 21 Proms, First Kiss (Then Tell), Fireworks, and Vacations from Hell). Lockhart, Sarah also wrote How to Be Bad, and along with Farrin Jacobs, she wrote See Jane Write, a guide to writing. Me the New York Times bestselling middle grade series Whatever After the middle grade series Upside-Down Magic (with Lauren Myracle and Emily Jenkins) and the teen novels Bras & Broomsticks, Frogs & French Kisses, Spells & Sleeping Bags, and Parties & Potions (all in the Magic in Manhattan series), as well as Gimme a Call, Ten Things We Did (And Probably Shouldn't Have), Don't Even Think About It, Think Twice, and I See London, I See France. Since then, Sarah has written four additional novels for adults: Fishbowl, As Seen on TV, Monkey Business, and Me vs. While she never met Fabio, she used her romance publishing experiences to fuel her first novel Milkrun. After graduating with an honors degree in English literature from McGill University, she moved to Toronto to work for Harlequin Enterprises. The kids in Upside-Down Magic know their five F's (Flares, Flyers, Fuzzies, Flickers, and Fluxers) - but to win this night, a sixth F is the most important. The problem is that the really loud sounds are hurting him. Yes, he has magical powers that help his team - like being able to see invisible things or anything that makes a sound. Sebastian is a little less excited once the hunt is on. Not only because she likes winning, but also because if her team wins, she thinks there's a chance her best friend Elliott won't move away to attend super snobby Sage Academy. Nory is super excited for the scavenger hunt. For one night every year, magic students run through the halls, hunting for the objects that will win them a super special prize. and that means the whole school has a sleepover like no other. The Upside-Down Magic kids are back in another topsy-turvy adventure in the next installment of this New York Times bestselling series!
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