Dueling book gleam

Willy Wonka meets Harry Potter in this funny magical and adventure filled middle grade novel Perfect for fans of Amari and the Night Brothers Nevermoor and The Mysterious Benedict Society Meet Semma Wakefield a twelve year old orphan with a heart bigger than a giant Schmill and a desperate wish to have a family again Her hope surges when a message from her long lost uncle the infamous Doctor of ExtraOrdinology Larry Bumbrain flies through her window He s in a bit of a muddle in the unmapped town of Stuff Now her parents might have mysteriously vanished during one of his quests but that s not stopping Semma and her twin sister Trooni who s got a brain sharper than the horns on a poison spitting Hullux from getting to him Stuff is a dream come true Magical gadgets outlandish abundance and the most energetic and loving uncle you can imagine But when Semma develops a strange new power called a Gleam she begins seeing stuff no one else can It reveals a creepy invisible fog messing up people s minds making them selfish and tearing families apart with kids abandoned to the streets like stray puppies When no one believes her and she is ditched by her own family she realizes she may be the only one who can reunite her family and save all the children But to pull it off she ll need to unleash the full potential of her Gleam blast self doubt and the fog back to the Dark Nothing and discover the real magic of happiness A stand alone novel and the first book of a series GLEAM is a rollercoaster of heartwarming magic family bonds and self discovery perfect for readers who want to dive into a funny imaginative adventure It ll strike chords with both young readers and those young at heart Parents of middle grade children will appreciate the novel s positive messages having to do with empathy emotional intelligence and valuing people above material things Here are the characters describing their Semma Wakefield 12 years old Gleam is an emotional roller coaster where I try to master a strange new inner power to save my broken family and hundreds of abandoned children from a creepy fog messing with people s minds Trooni Wakefield 12 Twin sister of Semma 94 minutes older Glean is a factual account of how 1 achieved number one on Stuff s elite Happiness List 2 Nearly lost my sister And 3 Did better than Rascal at everything Rascal Spineguard 13 I think Cousin of the twins Gleam is a wacky adventure of how I not Trooni saved the day and all of Stuff And not about how I cried one time Larry Bumbrain Doctor of Extraordinology Uncle Really old Why in the cosmos are you still reading this rather dull blurbity blurb Our quest to discover everlasting happiness and win the last piece of an ancient puzzle that could help us save the seven worlds is substantially riveting if you read the words in the actual book I dare say Zippy McNutt Wunkie Chief Officer of Ropeology and Smellistics for Dr Larry Bumbrain Wikki widdii wi Gleam is an epic tale of how I became famous was welcomed into a new family and stood up to people who called me a monkey that means you Semma Mayor Stuff 44 Gleam Semma and the Secret of StuffI loved this book so much It delivers such great messages and is written so beautifully very creative engaging wonderful characters and a fun storyline that really keeps the reader s interest This is a wonderful book for kids around the ages 8 13 English