Nothing Up My Sleeve, Hardcover/Diana Lopez

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From beloved author Diana Lopez comes an exciting middle grade story about three friends, a magic competition, and how far they'll go to succeed. Sixth graders Dominic, Loop, and Z stumble upon a new magicshop in town and can't wait to spend their summer masteringcool tricks to gain access to the Vault, a key holders-only backroom bound to hold all kinds of secrets. And once they getin, they set their sights even higher: a huge competition at theend of the summer. They work on their card tricks, sleights, and vanishing acts, trying to come up with the most awesomeroutines possible....Problem is, the trip is expensive, and it'smoney that each guy's family just doesn't have. To make things worse, the shop-owners' daughter, Ariel (whojust so happens to be last year's competition winner), will doanything to make sure the boys don't come out on top. Even pitthem against one another. Will they make it to the competition?And if so, at what cost? Diana Lopez, author of Confetti Girl and Ask My Mood Ring How I Feel, offers a story that's just the right mix of heart, high jinks, and a bit of magic."