Gray Area: Ancora
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Last published Sat, Jul 4, 2015
Sixteen-year-old Nora Strauss finds herself in a hidden city of magicians- Ancora. All her life, Nora has been able to perform magic, and now finally has a chance to get answers. As she struggles with the secret of why her parents hid her true identity from her, what the meaning of magic is, and discovering who is behind the frequent kidnappings in the magical world, Nora can't seem to find who she is and where she fits. Will she always be floating in the gray area?
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