Magic Hearts by Helen Perelman

Author:Helen Perelman
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3
Publisher: Aladdin
Published: 2011-09-21T16:00:00+00:00

Sour Orchard was bursting with lemon, lime, cherry, apple, and orange trees. But these trees were different from the ones Berry and Raina were used to seeing in Fruit Chew Meadow and Gummy Forest. These trees grew in the tangy sugar crystals of Sour Orchard. Thick tree trunks held up heavy branches filled with sweet and sour fruits.

Berry peered down at the orchard. “I wish it wasn’t so dark,” she said.

“I know,” Raina said. “It’s a little spooky here. But at least there’s some moonlight.”

“Let’s fly lower so we can see better,” Berry called. The orchard was much larger than Berry thought it would be. Even in the dim light, she could see that there were several rows of trees.

As she flew Berry looked at all the fruits on the trees. The thought of eating those sour candies made her mouth water. There were trees dripping with bunches of sour candy suckers and fruits.

Berry knew Fruit Chew Meadow so well that even in the dark she could find her way, but this place was different. The trees looked different and the smells were not the same.

“Thanks for coming with me,” Berry whispered to Raina. She grabbed her hand. “I’m sorry I snapped at you before.”

“It’s okay,” Raina said. “Besides, I wouldn’t have let you come alone.”

“You are a good friend,” Berry told her. She squeezed her friend’s hand tighter.

Berry spotted a familiar vine growing on a tree deep in the orchard. She pulled Raina along as she swooped down to look.

“Raina!” she exclaimed. “This is the same vine that was growing by Chocolate River! This is the magic heart vine!”

Berry landed next to the vine, and Raina followed. “Sure as sugar!” she said. “I knew those candies were magic hearts.” She looked around. “Lemona must live somewhere around here.”

Taking a walk around a lemon tree, Berry searched for a sign of the Sour Fairy. Her red boots crunched on the sour sugar coating the ground. “What does the Fairy Code Book say? What type of home does she have?”

“Look!” Raina exclaimed. She pointed to a sign on a lemon tree a few feet away. A small piece of fruit leather had “Lemona” etched on it. “She must live over there.”

Lemona’s house! Berry’s heart began to race. She wasn’t sure what to say to the fairy, but she knew she had to talk to her. She had to confess that she had given the candy to her friend without testing it first. As hard as that would be, Berry knew she had to find out the truth about the candy. And the secret of the magic hearts.

Before they stepped closer to the tree, a small sugar fly flew up to Berry. The messenger buzzed around her ears.

“You have a message for me?” Berry asked.

The sugar fly nodded and handed her the note. Immediately, Berry saw that the note was from Melli. Her breath caught in her chest and she gasped. “Oh, Raina! What if something horrible has happened?” she cried. Berry’s wings started to flutter and she flew up in the air.

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