The Magic Land

About the Book

Mara cannot believe that her father has left and is never coming back, leaving her and her five siblings without support. She knows that he will come because if he doesn’t, the family will have to move to Aunt Jo’s awful farm. But he does not return, and the family moves into the wilderness with an aunt who does not want them any more than they want her. Life on the farm is not what they expect. Reality is both better and worse than they anticipated. Over and above is Mara’s special place, the magic land, that is infinitely more beautiful and infinitely more frightening than reality.

About the Author

Laurie Davidson grew up in the Peace River Country, on an isolated quarter section very similar to the one in The Magic Land. She began her teaching career in a multigrade rural school sixty miles from the nearest town. Her hobby is writing.