03558cam a2200373 4500 534350184 TxAuBib 20210918120000.0 ||||||s2019||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9781982598709 1982598700 67f6b3da-dc04-4576-ad9d-a2b00d489887 OverDrive (Reserve ID) 9781982598723 9781982598723 4395173 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Handler, Jessica. The Magnetic Girl [Libby Audiobook] : A Novel. Blackstone Publishing, 2019. Format: OverDrive OverDrive MP3 Audiobook, Filesize: 256MB. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Listen, Filesize: 256MB. HTML:In rural North Georgia two decades after the Civil War, thirteen-year-old Lulu Hurst reaches high into her father's bookshelf and pulls out an obscure book, The Truth of Mesmeric Influence. Deemed gangly and undesirable, Lulu wants more than a lifetime of caring for her disabled baby brother, Leo, with whom she shares a profound and supernatural mental connection. "I only wanted to be Lulu Hurst, the girl who captivated her brother until he could walk and talk and stand tall on his own. Then I would be the girl who could leave." Lulu begins to "captivate" her friends and family, controlling their thoughts and actions for brief moments at a time. After Lulu convinces a cousin she conducts electricity with her touch, her father sees a unique opportunity. He grooms his tall and indelicate daughter into an electrifying new woman: The Magnetic Girl. Lulu travels the Eastern seaboard, captivating enthusiastic crowds by lifting grown men in parlor chairs and throwing them across the stage with her "electrical charge." While adjusting to life on the vaudeville stage, Lulu harbors a secret belief that she can use her newfound gifts, as well as her growing notoriety, to heal her brother. As she delves into the mysterious book's pages, she discovers keys to her father's past and her own future-but how will she harness its secrets to heal her family? Gorgeously envisioned, The Magnetic Girl is set at a time when the emerging presence of electricity raised suspicions about the other-worldly gospel of Spiritualism, and when women's desire for political, cultural, and sexual presence electrified the country. Squarely in the realm of Emma Donoghue's The Wonder and Leslie Parry's Church of Marvels, The Magnetic Girl is a unique portrait of a forgotten period in history, seen through the story of one young woman's power over her family, her community, and ultimately, herself.. Historical Fiction. Literature. Fiction. Media Type: Audiobook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2021-11-16 20:00:03. Pressley, Brittany. Eiden, Andrew. https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-425/0887-1/4395173-TheMagneticGirl.mp3 Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=67f6b3da-dc04-4576-ad9d-a2b00d489887&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-425/0887-1/4395173-TheMagneticGirl.mp3 Excerpt (OverDrive Listen) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=67f6b3da-dc04-4576-ad9d-a2b00d489887&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Listen) TXGID