Everyone knows that a seventh son is lucky, and a seventh son of a seventh son is luckiest of all and destined to become a great magician. Perhaps that's why Eff's father was willing to risk having a thirteenth child to get his lucky double seven. Thirteenth children bring bad luck to everything they touch. So while everyone dotes on her twin brother, her cousins blame Eff for everything. When her uncle shows up with the sheriff one day, her family moves to the frontier to escape her small-minded relatives. Eff's father takes a job as a professor of magic at a college close to the magical divide that keeps all the dangerous creatures, magic and natural at bay. Eff grows up in this dangerous and wild land, far away from those who know how unlucky she is, but can she outrun her destiny?
Who doesn't love exploring the nature of will versus destiny? And what more exciting place to explore that issue than an alternate, magical American frontier? Eff makes a strong lead and the whole world is fascinating. I'd recommend it to those who enjoy magic and history.
The Thirteenth Child by Patricia C. Wrede
Erica's Picks
5th-8th Grade
Tags: Adventure, Character Driven, Family Life, Fantasy, Historical Fiction
Who doesn't love exploring the nature of will versus destiny? And what more exciting place to explore that issue than an alternate, magical American frontier? Eff makes a strong lead and the whole world is fascinating. I'd recommend it to those who enjoy magic and history.
The Thirteenth Child by Patricia C. Wrede
Erica's Picks
5th-8th Grade
Tags: Adventure, Character Driven, Family Life, Fantasy, Historical Fiction
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