Nicolette's awful stepsisters call her "Mechanica" to demean her, but the nickname fits: she learned to be an inventor at her mother's knee. Her mom is gone now, though, and the Steps have pushed her into a life of dreary se...

"A satisfying mix of folktale, mystery, and family drama."—The Bulletin of the Center for Children's BooksWhen high school senior Noah Gallagher and his adopted teenage sister, Lo, go to live with their grandmother in her...