The Mossheart's Promise

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From New York Times bestselling YA author Rebecca Mix comes this breathtaking middle grade fantasy debut about a young fairy who has always lived in her heroic grandmothers shadow, but now must step up and embark on a quest to save her mother from the ever-creeping mold overtaking their world. Perfect for readers who loved Brandon Mull's Fablehaven, The City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau, and Endling: The Last by Katherine Applegate.

The mold takes all.

Twelve-year-old fairy Canary Mossheart knows this better than most. A few years ago, the mold took her papa, and even her famous, former-chosen-one Gran never found a cure. So when Ary's beloved mama falls ill, Ary decides itstaken enough. Armed with only a bucket and a prayer, she sneaks out to find a magical, underground lake whose healing waters are straight out of Grans adventures.

But when Ary gets there, the lakes bone dry, and instead of healing waters, she finds a terrifying secret:Her entire world is actually trapped inside a giant terrariumone they were meant to leave centuries ago. Worse, Granknew and hid the truth,dooming Ary and her generation to a dying, rotting world.

Now, allied with only her doomsday-obsessed frenemy, a timid pill bug, and a particularly grumpy newt, Ary has one week to unravel the clues and find a way out of the terrariumor theyll be trapped for good..

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Rebecca Mix is an author of stories about messy girls, eerie magic, and hope. Her work has been featured by Barnes & Noble, Buzzfeed, Tor.com, Bustle, and Huffington Post. The Mossheart's Promise is her middle grade debut. You can find her at rebeccamix.com