A Sliver of Stardust by Marissa Burt

A Sliver of Stardust by Marissa Burt

I am a gold lock.
I am a gold key.
However high and low you hunt,
You'll never find me.

Wren Matthews outgrew nursery rhymes a long time ago. Little did she know that songs of twinkling little stars and four-and-twenty blackbirds are the key to the ancient magic of stardust--a magic that only a few people can see and use. And Wren is one of them.

Wren has always preferred to stick to herself. But when she is invited to the faraway mountain fortress where an ancient order has long studied and guarded the stardust, she doesn't hesitate to accept.

Soon Wren is swept up in strange dreams, buried secrets, and rumors that an old enemy is plotting his return. As she tries to master her new abilities, Wren knows only one thing for sure. There's magic in the world--and it's waiting for her.

Marissa Burt was constantly receiving notes from her teachers advising her to read novels in class. She grew up in Oregon and now lives with her husband and three sons in the Seattle region. Storybound and Story's End are also written by Marissa.