The Magical Imperfect
by Chris Baron (Author)
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Booktalk: Etan has stopped speaking since his mother left. His father and grandfather don’t know how to help him. His friends have given up on him.
When Etan is asked to deliver a grocery order to the outskirts of town, he realizes he’s at the home of Malia Agbayani, also known as the Creature. Malia stopped going to school when her acute eczema spread to her face, and the bullying became too much.
As the two become friends, other kids tease Etan for knowing the Creature. But he believes he might have a cure for Malia’s condition, if only he can convince his family and hers to believe it too. Even if it works, will these two outcasts find where they fit in?
Snippet:
Shyness
Shyness
is the swirly
part of a glass marble,
all those colors,
a tiny universe
trapped inside
the smallest space.
I’ve never tried to crack
a marble, but if I did,
I bet the inside
would explode into stars.
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