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Noah Gibson comes from a family that has magic in their blood. He is also an overly imaginative seventh grader whose magician father has mysteriously disappeared. The only clue Noah has to his father’s sudden departure is a magical reading chair in the attic. Noah believes the chair has the power to transport the person sitting in it anywhere they wish, but he has trouble convincing his friends and family. When a little white lie told to his teacher and classmates grows into increasingly fantastical stories about his summer vacation, Noah must find out once and for all whether the reading chair is truly magical, or if his imagination has consumed him. If it’s true, then Noah might just have a chance at finding his father and bringing him home safely.

Infertility has robbed Emma Bronfman of her self-esteem, self-image and self-respect. She and her husband, Steve, have been trying desperately to have a baby for years with no luck. At almost thirty-five years old, Emma can't seem to get it together. Her beloved mother died several years earlier of lung cancer and her father is about to marry a young, fertile bimbo. Her in-laws are flying in to see their darling Stevie-boy and Emma wonders how she will survive their visit. She is at the end of her rope at her dead-end job at a business school where she teaches typing. And she is sure that Steve's late nights at a prominent Los Angeles talent agency mean he is having an affair and is planning to leave her. There are many surprises, both humorous and poignant, in store for Emma in her journey through this chapter of her life.

Noah Gibson comes from a family that has magic in their blood. He is also an overly imaginative seventh grader whose magician father has mysteriously disappeared. The only clue Noah has to his father’s sudden departure is a magical reading chair in the attic. Noah believes the chair has the power to transport the person sitting in it anywhere they wish, but he has trouble convincing his friends and family. When a little white lie told to his teacher and classmates grows into increasingly fantastical stories about his summer vacation, Noah must find out once and for all whether the reading chair is truly magical, or if his imagination has consumed him. If it’s true, then Noah might just have a chance at finding his father and bringing him home safely.