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Children’s and young adult author Megan Frazer Blakemore makes her middle grade debut with The Water Castle, which Publishers Weekly hailed for “skillfully explor[ing] the intersection of science and magic.” After his dad suffers a stroke, Ephraim Appledore-Smith moves back to his family’s ancestral home and discovers a history full of secrets—including one that sets him on a path to rediscovering the legendary Fountain of Youth. “Blakemore creates an exquisite mystery.”—Kirkus Reviews, starred review Ephraim Appledore-Smith is an ordinary boy living an ordinary life. But all that changes when his father suffers a stroke, and his family moves to the Water Castle—their ancestral home in the small town of Crystal Springs, Maine. Mallory Green’s ancestors have always been the caretakers of the Water Castle—and the guardians of its magic. She’s been raised to protect the legend of the Fountain of Youth, rumored to exist on the grounds. But ever since her mom left, she’s stopped believing in magic. Will Wylie’s family has been at war with the Appledores for generations, all because of the Water Castle’s powerful secrets. But Will has rejected legend and magic, putting all his faith in science. When Ephraim learns of the fountain, he’s sure finding it can cure his dad. With Mallory and Will’s help, Ephraim embarks on a mission that brings them deep into their families’ shared history, through every mysterious room in the Water Castle, and on a quest that will blur the lines between magic and science, creativity and discovery, leaving readers to wonder: Do you believe in the unbelievable?