Magic or Madness

Magic or Madness by Larbalestier, Justine. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9781595140227.

For fifteen years, Reason Cansino has lived a life on the run. Together with her mother, Sarafina, she has moved from one place to another in the Australian countryside, desperate not to be found by Reasons grandmother Esmeralda, a dangerous woman who believes in magic. But when Sarafina suffers a breakdown, Reason is forced to move in with her grandmother in Sydney. The moment Reason walks through Esmeraldas back door and finds herself on a New York City street, shes confronted by an unavoidable truth-magic is real. This thrilling novel will bring readers through revelation upon revelation, leading to Reasons ultimate discovery of the price she must pay if she uses her magic.