Kenning Magic

Kenning Magic (Saguaro Books, 2013), a new novel by Lizzie Ross, tells the story of Noni, who lives in a world where everyone, including infants, can cast magical spells. Everyone, that is, but Noni herself. But she alone can read; she has what her late mother called the 'Old Knowing', and this ability is a secret Noni must keep from everyone, including her best friend, Twig.