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Shy twelve-year-old Gracie finds a magic journal at a yard sale, and everything she writes in it comes true. Gracie struggles with the moral gray areas of her newfound power and the more standard predicament of a best-friend/boyfriend relationship. The magical premise will engage young writers and readers and provides fodder for thinking about the power of writing.