Audrika's Magic

Audrika is mad. Lately nothing in her life is the way it should be. Her friends are acting more like frenemies, and she’s had a few brushes with the law, both of the school and parent variety. Now things are going from bad to worse. She’s just found out that she is being exiled to Danielston, Connecticut to stay with her grandmother for the summer.This is very bad news indeed. Her dad calls the town where he grew up “the sticks”, and says the people who live there are so bored they grow moss on their heads. This is definitely going to be her worst summer ever.But a magical gift changes everything. It leads her to a hidden door in an ancient greenhouse. Now she must choose. Does she have the courage to find out what’s on the other side? And can she defeat the dark enemy waiting there that threatens to destroy the most powerful magic in the universe?It’s all up to Audrika. To win, she will have to find the true hero waiting inside of her and most importantly, a way to set her own special magic free.

Ruth Everburg has always believed in the magic that surrounds everyday life and in the doors that lead us to it. This particular story was born one summer day while visiting a very magical place, Logee's Greenhouses in Danielson, Connecticut. There on an high wooden shelf sat a giant pinecone that had supposedly been emptied of seeds years ago. When one unexpectedly dropped out into her hand a whole story came tumbling out with it. That was the day Audrika's Magic was born. The author lives with her family and assorted animals in the quiet town of Woodstock, Connecticut. Audrey and Erika, her very magical granddaughters, live nearby and provide endless inspiration for stories and adventures.