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Gr 5 Up—Morrigan Crow is cursed and doomed to die on her 11th birthday on Eventide night. She is blamed for every bit of bad luck and misfortune that plagues the residents of the town of Jackalfax in the Wintersea Republic. When Eventide arrives early, ushering in a new Age across the realm, Morrigan is faced with the prospect of her premature death—until a strange man named Jupiter North arrives. Together the two escape the Hunt of Smoke and Shadow and come to the Free State city of Nevermoor. Miraculously alive and possibly no longer cursed, Morrigan can make a fresh start. With Jupiter's help, she has the chance to compete in a series of trials for a place in N...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Morrigan is a "cursed" child, bringing bad luck to those around her and fated to die on Eventide, which coincides with her eleventh birthday. But when the day arrives, Morrigan instead discovers that she has been selected as a candidate for the Wundrous Society and is whisked away from danger by the mercurial and unorthodox Jupiter North. Morrigan soon learns that entrance into the Wundrous Society isn't guaranteed, though, and if she fails any of t...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Morrigan is a "cursed" child, bringing bad luck to those around her and fated to die on Eventide, which coincides with her eleventh birthday. But when the day arrives, Morrigan instead discovers that she has been selected as a candidate for the Wundrous Society and is whisked away from danger by the mercurial and unorthodox Jupiter North. Morrigan soon learns that entrance into the Wundrous Society isn't guaranteed, though, and if she fails any of t...Log In or Sign Up to Read More