{"product_id":"will-do-magic-for-small-change-paperback","title":"Will Do Magic for Small Change - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAndrea Hairston\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"[A] beautifully multifaceted story... Highly recommended.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAndrea Hairston's historical fantasy \u003ci\u003eWill Do Magic for Small Change\u003c\/i\u003e presents a tale of alien science and earthbound magic and the secrets families keep from each other.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCinnamon Jones dreams of stepping on stage and acting her heart out like her famous grandparents, Redwood and Wildfire. But she's always been theatrically challenged. That won't necessarily stop her! But her family life is a tangle of mysteries and secrets, and nobody is telling her the whole truth. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBefore her brother died, he gave Cinnamon \u003ci\u003eThe Chronicles of the Great Wanderer\u003c\/i\u003e--a tale of a Dahomean warrior woman and an alien from another dimension who perform at the 1893 Chicago World's Fair. They are a story of magic or alien science, but the connection to Cinnamon's past is unmistakable. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen an act of violence wounds her family, Cinnamon and her theatre squad determine to solve the mysteries and bring her worlds crashing together.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAndrea Hairston is a novelist, essayist, playwright, and the Artistic Director of Chrysalis Theatre. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eRedwood and Wildfire\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the 2011 Otherwise Award and the Carl Brandon Kindred Award, and \u003ci\u003eMindscape\u003c\/i\u003e, shortlisted for the Phillip K Dick and Otherwise Awards, and winner of the Carl Brandon Parallax Award. In her spare time, she is the Louise Wolff Kahn 1931 Professor of Theatre and Afro-American Studies at Smith College. She has received the International Association of the Fantastic in the Arts Distinguished Scholarship Award for outstanding contributions to the criticism of the fantastic. She bikes at night year-round, meeting bears and the occasional shooting star.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 464\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 8 x 4.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 15, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42696060764223,"sku":"9781250808745","price":22.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/2c8d986125d240541f1a5db03b233f50.webp?v=1765006064","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/will-do-magic-for-small-change-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}