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Before we disappear, Shaun David Hutchinson

eng

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Ages 14 up, HarperCollinsGrades 10-12, HarperCollins

fiction

Before we disappear

1226805522

Shaun David Hutchinson

Jack Nevin's clever trickery and moral flexibility make him the perfect assistant to the Enchantress, one of the most well-known stage magicians in turn-of-the-nineteenth-century Europe. Without Jack's steady supply of stolen tricks, the Enchantress's fame would have burned out long ago. But when Jack's thievery catches up to them, they're forced to flee to America, where they'll perform at Seattle's Alaska-Yukon-Pacific World's Fair Exposition. But then a new magician arrives on the scene, performing tricks that defy the imagination. laszlo's show overshadows the Enchantress, and Jack has no choice but to hunt for Laszlo's secrets--but what Jack uncovers isn't at all what he expected. Behind Laszlo's tricks is Wilhelm--a boy who can seemingly perform real magic. As the rivalry between the Enchantress and Laszlo grows, so too does Jack and Wilhelm's affection. Soon Jack has to choose between the woman who gave him a life and the boy who is offering him love. It's a new star-rossed romance about the magic of first love from acclaimed author Shaun David Hutchinson. --, From dust jacket

adolescent