Nothing Up My Sleeve

Nothing Up My Sleeve

<b>From beloved author Diana López comes an exciting middle grade story about three friends, a magic competition, and how far they'll go to succeed.</b><br><br>Sixth graders Dominic, Loop, and Z stumble upon a new magic<br>shop in town and can't wait to spend their summer mastering<br>cool tricks to gain access to the Vault, a key holders-only back<br>room bound to hold all kinds of secrets. And once they get<br>in, they set their sights even higher: a huge competition at the<br>end of the summer. They work on their card tricks, sleights,<br>and vanishing acts, trying to come up with the most awesome<br>routines possible....Problem is, the trip is expensive, and it's<br>money that each guy's family just doesn't have.<br><br>To make things worse, the shop-owners' daughter, Ariel (who<br>just so happens to be last year's competition winner), will do<br>anything to make sure the boys don't come out on top. Even pit<br>them against one another. Will they make it to the competition?<br>And if so, at what cost?<br><br>Diana López, author of <i>Confetti Girl</i> and <i>Ask My Mood Ring<br>How I Feel</i>, offers a story that's just the right mix of heart,<br>high jinks, and a bit of magic.