Newt's Emerald: Magic, Maids, and Masquerades* author-Mark Rogalski the lonely girl next door

the lonely girl next door his father has warned him about

garlic drives away vampires

but Aesop’s true-life story is perhaps the most inspiring tale of them all

From the author of the blockbuster hit The Day the Crayons Quit and the Caldecott Honor-winning illustrator Molly Idle comes a hilarious and heartfelt story about finding friendship in the most unexpected places

it would mean more time with her best friend

Newt's Emerald: Magic, Maids, and Masquerades* author-Mark Rogalski the lonely girl next door*SIGNED BOOKPLATES Inspired by the works of Georgette Heyer and Jane Austen, Newts Emerald is a Regency romance with a fantasy twist. New York Times bestselling author Garth Nix presents a charmed world where everyone has something to hide. After Lady Truthfuls magical Newington Emerald is stolen from her, she devises a simple plan: go to London to recover the missing jewel. She quickly learns, however, that a woman cannot wander the city streets