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Strange Is A Hazard Here by Jim Hughes
A darkly humorous tale of a mother’s magic and the daughter it nearly erases. In a strange and stifling household, Idris-a self-taught sorceress-is determined to raise the perfect daughter: obedient, proper, and completely under her control.On the eve of every odd-year birthday, Jocelyn is overcome by terrifying attacks that steal her breath and leave her fearing she won’t survive the night. What she doesn’t know is that her mother is the cause-using magic to extract Jocelyn’s “unacceptable” moods and trap them in floating balloons.Over time, as Jocelyn’s essential spirits are removed-those qualities that make her who she really is-she becomes a pale shadow of her true self.And, on the eve of Jocelyn’s thirteenth birthday, she must confront a chilling truth: Her greatest danger may not be the magic-but the mother who claims she is using magic [or acting] out of love.Strange Is a Hazard Here explores family relationships, emotional control, and the cost of becoming someone you were never meant to be.
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