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From Molly Knox Ostertag, author-illustrator of the Witch Boy trilogy and The Girl from the Sea, comes a darkly beautiful story about identity, family, love, loss, and magic. Everyone has secrets. Magdalena's has teeth. Magdalena Herrera is about to graduate from high school, but she already feels like an adult with big responsibilities: caring for her ailing grandmother, working a part-time job, and secretly dating a girl who has a boyfriend. And then there's her secret, which draws her into the basement every night, draining her of energy. A secret that could hurt or even kill if revealed, as it has in the past. So Mags keeps a low profile, isolated in her small desert town. That is, until her childhood friend, Nessa, returns to town, bringing with her memories of the past, a heady glimpse of the future, and her own secret. Mags won't get attached, of course. She's always been strong enough to survive without anyone's help. But when darkness begins to envelop them both, Mags must reveal her secret and choose between risking everything... or having nothing left to lose. family, love, loss, and magic. Everyone has secrets. Mags's has teeth. Magdalena Herrera is about to graduate high school, but she already feels like an adult with serious responsibilities: caring for her supporting grandmother; working a part-time job; clandestine make-outs with a girl who has a boyfriend. And then there's her secret, which pulls her into the basement each night, drains her of energy, and leaves her bleeding. A secret that could hurt and even kill if it ever got out -- like it did once before. So Mags keeps her head down, isolated in her small desert community. That is, until her childhood friend Nessa comes back to town, bringing vivid memories of the past, an intoxicating glimpse of the future, and a secret of her own. Mags won't get attached, of course. She's always been strong enough to survive without anyone's help. But when the darkness starts to close in on them both, Mags will have to drag her secret into the daylight, and choose between risking everything... or having nothing left to lose. Original Title: The Deep Dark
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