GEO'S FORTUNE

A 13-year-old goes into business, pretending to be a psychic—but her predictions start coming true.

Georgia May Leoni’s dad died years ago. Now her mom is struggling financially—and when she tells Geo that she’s looking for work in parts of the country with more opportunities, Geo becomes determined to earn enough so they won’t have to move. Geo, who’s “five foot nothing,” and her rock-obsessed best friend, Lana (who’s nearly a foot taller), set themselves up in their local park as Rock Readers. Customers pay $10, choose the rock they’re drawn to, and hear their fortune. A strange thing happens when Geo holds the rocks: She sees visions—and they come true. Mean girl classmate Jade, an aspiring influencer, labels Geo a witch, but shy new girl Feather, whose aunt Liv owns a “woo-woo shop,” believes Geo is the real deal: not a psychic, but a manifester, someone who creates the reality she envisions. Geo wavers, supported in her skeptical stance by father figure Alan, her late father’s best friend, while also opening her mind to the theory of multiple realities. A crisis forces a reckoning, and Geo realizes that money isn’t the answer to everything, but she might still be able to manifest what she wants most. Mucha’s debut novel is a fascinating, strongly paced story that will hold equal appeal for those who love facts and those who believe in the otherworldly. Main characters read white.

A glimmering, mind-expanding story of friendship, science, and magic.