6/19/2023 0 Comments The Gilded Girl by Alyssa Colman![]() ![]() ![]() Emma and Izzy reluctantly form a pact: If Izzy teaches Emma how to survive as a servant, Emma will reveal to Izzy what she knows about magic.Īlong the way, they encounter quizzes that literally pop, shy libraries, and talking cats (that is, house dragons). But when her father dies, leaving her penniless, Emma is reduced to working off her debts to Miss Posterity alongside Izzy, a daring servant girl who refuses to let her magic be snuffed out, even if society dictates she must. Miss Posterity's Academy for Practical Magic is the best kindling school in New York City-and wealthy twelve-year-old Emma Harris is accustomed to the best. Those denied access to the secrets of the kindling ritual will see their magic snuffed out before their thirteenth birthday. Heartfelt, fast-paced, and utterly absorbing, The Gilded Girl is Alyssa Colman's sparkling debut novel about determination, spirit, and the magic of friendship.Īny child can spark magic, but only the elite are allowed to kindle it. ![]()
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