Series: Magic Next Door - Author: Nina Kiriki Hoffman - Ages 11+

Thresholds
Book 1

What's the Story?
Maya's family has just moved from Idaho to Spores Ferry, Oregon. She's nervous about starting middle school and making new friends, but soon that's the last thing on her mind. First, a fairy flies into her room. Then it turns out that the kids in the apartment building next door do magic, and their basement is full of portals to other worlds. She's bursting with new experiences and delight . . . and secrets, because she can't breathe a word to her family, not even when she winds up taking care of an alien!

Reviews

" I was trying to decide if this is sci-fi or fantasy. But why choose? It truly appears to be both" - Book Aunt

"At its heart, this is about a girl finding something within herself that is strong and bursting forth at an important turning point in her life." - Fuse #8 @ School Library Journal

 "Neither fantasy nor science fiction, but an intricate mix, this intersection of the mundane and the weird is classic Hoffman, unfolding like an exotic bloom. Sadly, it feels like pure buildup for the sequel, ending just as it’s getting really good." - Michael M Jones

"I'm kind of surprised this one didn't get nominated for the Cybils..." - Ms Yingling Reads

Meeting
Book 2 (Magic Next Door)

Reviews

"Do yourself a big favor and buy and read Thresholds (Magic Next Door) and then this book...  I would now buy any book if Nina Kiriki Hoffman is the author" - Kiwi Mag Online

"This book is magical and wonderful, but it is also real and grounded.  It is a story about balance and friendship, but it is also a story about healing after loss.  "Meetings" entertains and also comforts.  Definitely one of my top books for this year!" - Sara's Page @ Little Professor Homewood