Juneberry Blue
By Candice Ransom
Atlanta, GA: Peachtree Publishing Company Inc., 2024. Fiction. 289 pages.
Andie Jennings lives in a small town. Single-digit small. 8 people! Luckily, one of those eight is her close friend Tanner, who loves to go on adventures with her. Andie is prepping for her eleventh birthday, when she will face a test to see what kind of magic, if any, she has.
Unfortunately, her test day doesn't go as she had planned and Andie is crushed. However, there are some unexplained events that she starts to experience, and she has to wonder if her magic is different than the other girls in her family. She tries to distract herself by paying extra attention to Bunch, her little sister. Andie realizes the mysterious see-through cat she is trying to ignore, won't leave her alone, no matter how busy she is keeping herself. Eventually, she gives in and lets the cat guide her places she is afraid to go.
This book was a fun read with mystery, magic, ghosts, and beautiful fairytale feelings woven in. I loved the family relationships, the friendships, and the small town magic. For any tween who has worried about how they fit in, how to help their family, or if their story will even matter, I would recommend this book!
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