The Thirteenth Child/Across the Great Barrier/The Far West

Reader's Name: L. Smith

Titles: The Thirteenth Child; Across the Great Barrier; The Far West (Frontier Magic series)

Author: Patricia C. Wrede

Fiction; rated 5 out of 5

Set in an alternate history United States where magic and magicians are the equivalent of scientists, Eff must learn to cope with being considered an unlucky 13th child. As the series progresses she learns the extent of her latent abilities and how much she can contribute to the safety of the western settlements.