Some Small Magic

One boy’s search for his father and the home he’s always longer for

By: Billy Coffey

Narrated by: Piper Goodeve

After discovering a collection of letters written by his father, who he thought was dead, Abel Shifflett decides to run away--accompanied by Willie, his adult friend who is mentally disabled but extremely protective of him. But their journey is ill-fated from the start. Will Abel find the home--and father--he's always longed for?

All Abel wants is a little bit of magic in his life. Enough money so his mom doesn't cry at night. Healing for his broken body. And maybe a few answers about his past.

When Abel discovers letters to him from the father he believed dead, he wonders if magic has come to the hills of Mattingly, Virginia, after all. But not everything is as it seems.

With a lot of questions and a little bit of hope, Abel decides to run away to find the truth. But danger follows him from the moment he jumps his first boxcar, forcing Abel to rely on his simpleminded friend Willie--a man wanted for murder who knows more about truth than most--and a beautiful young woman they met on the train.

From Appalachia to the Tennessee wilds and through the Carolina mountains, the name of a single small town beckons: Fairhope. That is where Abel believes his magic lays. But will it be the sort that will bring a broken boy healing? And is it the magic that will one day lead him home?

This achingly perfect tale of love, friendship, and faith includes discussion questions for book clubs.

Audio read by Piper Goodeve, narrator of The Games Gods Play and Truths I Never Told You.

this will stay with you

I listened to the audiobook and I highly recommend it. the narrator's voice does a lot to add to the small town feel and charm. some people say the story is a bit slow. there are parts that are, but part of the charm of this is the characters pondering the simple things in life. there are twists and turns that I was not expecting. This is the kind of story that if you let sink in might just change your outlook on the world.