2019 Schneider Family Book Award Honor Book Original, brave, and addictive.Adam Gidwitz, bestselling author of the Newbery Honor Book The Inquisitors Tale Fast-paced, witty, and riveting, this contemporary fantasy adventure has magic woven through every page.The Collectorsbegins an enchanting two-book series from Jacqueline West, the New York Timesbestselling author of The Books of Elsewhere series. For fans of Serafina and the Black Cloak, The Isle of the Lost, and The Secret Keepers.Van has always been an outsider. Hes hard of hearing, collects trinkets, and lives with his single motheran opera singer with a huge personality. Then one day, Van notices a girl stealing pennies from a fountain, and everything changes. He follows the girl, Pebble, and uncovers an underground society full of wishes and the people who collect them. Not all wishes are good and even good wishes often have unintended consequences, and the Collectors have made it their duty to protect us. But they aren’t the only ones who have their eyes on the worlds wishesand they may not be the good guys, after all.Jacqueline West spins a story about friendship, magic, and the gray area between good and evil.The Collectorsis for fans of Cassie Beasleys Circus Mirandusand Jonathan Auxiers The Night Gardener.Booklistcalls it, A brilliant fantasy adventure exploring the consequences of getting what you wish for.
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