Kt Pinto

Music is Magic Kt Pinto

Spandex pants. Rubix's cube. Jelly shoes. Friendship bracelets. Trapper Keeper. Mortar and pestle... All the things a young witch needs in the 1980s. She would also need self-confidence and a strong personality, at least she would if she was Cynthia "Bangles" DeCostanza. But Bangles wasn't always strong; when she first moved to Staten Island, she had been bullied and harassed, and her self-esteem wasn't that strong. By the time she reached high school, she had changed into a self-assured, brightly dressed teen who had a bunch of friends from all social backgrounds. This didn't always mean life was full of laughs. Real life problems plagued her like anyone else, magnified by the confusion of being a typical teen. Music is Magic is the first in a series of novels that tells the tales of Bangles and her friends: all the good times - like school trips and homecoming parties - as well as the bad - including bullying, abuse, and death - surrounded by the bright colors and crazy fads of the 1980s. The series grows with the reader, the first ones geared towards pre-teens and tweens, and then advancing to reading for young adults. Music is Magic introduces the young reader to Bangles and her friends in Staten Island, NY and how they deal with a tormenter named Sal, who is causing trouble for both Bangles and her boyfriend Denny. 25 years in the making, this series is sure to delight young readers, but also take their parents back to a time when things were a whole lot easier...and brighter.