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4 TIME AWARD-WINNING NOVEL!
*Gold Award Winner of Teen Category in the 2021-2022 Reader Views Literary Awards
* 2021 Story Monsters Approved Award in Tween Novels
* 16th Annual National Indie Excellence Awards Finalist in Juvenile Fiction
* Honorable Mention in Preteen Category of 2022 Readers' Favorite Book Awards
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The first book of a middle grade series, this book will leave you reeling. The Munchkins are 13 children with special powers like healing and making objects appear and for some reason they don’t age after they turn ten. Narrated by Capricorn Munch, one of the 13, they don’t seem to remember much of their own history but they now live with their adoptive father, when a very sinister neighbor moves in and upends their lives in more ways than they could imagine.
A tightly woven story that will take the reader on an intense journey. This multi-award-winning book is…
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