The Carrefour Curse by Dianne K. Salerni

Author:Dianne K. Salerni [Salerni, Dianne K]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Holiday House
Published: 2022-10-19T00:00:00+00:00

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Onyx

Color: deep black

Magical properties: protects from psychic attack and the evil eye

To recharge: apply consistent contact with wearer and other onyx stones

The next time I pry open my eyes, I see the ceiling of LJ’s bedroom. I have a memory of a rough shirt against my cheek and a bumpy ride, which may have been someone carrying me upstairs. There’s also the image of Uncle Mica hovering over me. That must have been a dream since he never comes down from the attic.

But when I raise my hand to rub my gritty eyes, a cascade of bracelets slides down my arm—the two I came here with plus another I’ve never seen before, which I recognize as Uncle Mica’s work. Does that mean he was here?

Turning my head, I see my mother beside me. She, too, is wearing a new bracelet.

Too bad the stones in the bracelets—all of them—are as silent as the rocks in the driveway. I can’t hear them; I can’t feel them. Their magic might be intact. They might even be effective, to a degree. But I’m as unaware of their power as any mundane, just like I was when the family magic dragged me here, barfing frogs.

My stirring wakes Mom. Her pale eyelashes flutter. “Garnet?”

“Jasper took our magic!” I wail. (Actually, it’s a whimper.)

“He’s blocked it,” she murmurs, shifting position. “But it’s not...it won’t be...”

Then she’s asleep again, and a moment later, so am I.

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