Aster and the accidental magic - Thom Pico

A fun, action-packed fantasy adventure about a girl, her dog, and magic gone wrong Quiet .

birds .

nature.

That's what Aster expects when her parents move their whole family to the middle of nowhere.

It's just her (status: super-bored), her mom and dad (status: busy with science), her brother (status: has other plans), and .

magic? In her new home, Aster meets a mysterious old woman with a herd of dogs who gives her a canine companion of her own.

But when she and her dog Buzz are adventuring in the forest, they run into a trickster spirit who gives Aster three wishes.

After wishing for the ability to understand and talk to her dog, she becomes only able to talk in dog language .

and the trouble she gets into is just starting.

Maybe the middle of nowhere will be more interesting than Aster thought.

Crisp, vibrant artwork.

- The AV Club.