With the help of her online-only best friend and an unusual guy she pairs up with along the way, Ellie makes a plan to stage her dad’s comeback. Then Ellie receives a call from a famous magic duo, who offer fifteen thousand dollars and a shot at redemption: they want The Uncanny Dante to perform the illusion that wrecked his career-on their live TV special, which shoots in Los Angeles in ten days.Įllie knows her dad will refuse-but she takes the deal anyway, then lies to persuade him to head west. Now Ellie lives with her dad in a beat-up RV, attending high school online and performing with him at birthday parties and bars across the Midwest to make ends meet.īut when the gigs dry up, their insurance lapses, leaving Dad’s heart condition unchecked and forcing Ellie to battle her bipolar II disorder without medication. Her father was a famous stage magician until he attempted an epic illusion on live TV-and failed. Sixteen-year-old Ellie Dante is desperate for something in her life to finally go right.
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