Spindrift and the Orchid

A girl finds herself entrenched in a dark mystery after the deaths of her parents in this fantastical novel from the author of The House of Months and Years.

When a man walks into her grandfather's curiosity shop and asks about a black orchid, Spindrift turns him away. She's never seen such a thing.

Until one night it appears. Spindrift, an orphan, has one keepsake from her parents...a clear glass orb. Except it's not quite clear anymore. She watches as a black orchid forms inside the crystal. Then the flower blooms into a towering woman in a dress of midnight silk and air, a woman with the power to grant wishes.

It's fun, at first.

But having everything you want is hard to hide. And soon, Spindrift--and her orchid--are being hunted.

Left running for her life, Spindrift must ask herself who her parents really were, and whether a wish is really just a curse in disguise.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Published: 05/08/2018
ISBN: 9781481462594
Pages: 256
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.70w x 0.90d

Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 04/15/2018
Booklist 05/15/2018 pg. 58
Horn Book Magazine 07/01/2018 pg. 123
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2018 pg. 97 - Superior,Well Above Average

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 501207 / Spindrift and the Orchid
Reading Level: 5.8 / Interest Level: Middle Grade / Point Value: 8