Magic in the Air

By Toni Rocha

Christmas is magical. Of that, there is no doubt. But for Cindy and her younger brother, Bobby, Christmas magic becomes more than just a state of mind when a distant relative, their great-aunt Tillie, visits. Far from interrupting their traditional Christmas, “Auntie” brings a whole new spirit of adventure and discovery into Cindy’s and Bobby’s lives.

   From that Christmas on, the two children encounter a series of exciting visitors, from a family ghost who is deathly afraid of being seen to a snow sprite who has lost the ability to make snow and a wandering elf in search of his true calling. Cindy and Bobby prove they are not only ready for anything, but also are ready to to offer a helping hand. And in the process, they discover the magic that occurs when people reach out.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris US
• Release date: Jan 30, 2013
• ISBN: 9781479784691

Toni Rocha

Toni Rocha is a retired newspaper reporter and freelance writer with more than 50 years’ experience in communications. She has published three non-fiction self-help books for teens and “Magic in the Air,” a collection of four children’s Christmas stories. Rocha writes on assignment for the Beloit Daily News (Wisconsin) and is the medical writer for Northwest Quarterly Magazine, published throughout southern Wisconsin and northern Illinois. “Door” is her second work of fiction.

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