A Snicker of Magic
#3164.08 adjusted 4.07 for sample size in the official ranking · full ranking
Books 1 book Status Complete 2014 Reading commitment Low Natalie Lloyd Last reviewed 2026-11-01
Overview
A Snicker of Magic is a middle-grade novel by Natalie Lloyd, published by Scholastic in 2014. It is set in Midnight Gulch, a small Tennessee mountain town that was once known for its magic and is now under a curse laid by an ancestor. Twelve-year-old Felicity Juniper Pickle, who sees words that reveal what people think, moves there with her mother and younger sister and tries to restore the town's magic with a new friend, Jonah. The book is a standalone story with no sequels, and the author has not set later novels in the same town.
Cozy fantasy · For Middle grade
Core Canon: Reading Order (1 work) counts toward ranking
A Snicker of Magic Natalie Lloyd
| Work | Year | Internal chron. | Canon | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | A Snicker of Magic | 2014 | 1 | core | 4.08 (14,241 ratings) |
A single middle-grade novel about a girl who sees words and a Tennessee town that lost its magic.
Quick answers
- How many books are in A Snicker of Magic? A Snicker of Magic's Core Canon is 1 book.
- Is A Snicker of Magic finished? Complete (2014).
- How much reading does A Snicker of Magic take? Low reading commitment (estimated from 1 Core Canon book).
- How is A Snicker of Magic ranked? #316 in this site's official ranking, based on 14,241 reader ratings across 1 Core Canon book. See the full ranking for how this is calculated.
Why is it ranked #316?
Ranked #316 in the official ranking.
- Average reader rating of 4.08 across 1 core book.
- A smaller readership (14,241 ratings), so the score carries less weight of numbers.
- Less than 0.01 behind #315, The Little White Horse (a finer tie-break level decides the order).
- Below the top-10 average of 4.46.
Why explore this universe?
Highly rated · 1 book · Complete · 14k ratings · Ranks #316 overall
Good choice if you want a quick, low-commitment cozy fantasy universe that's already finished, so there's no wait for the next book.
Reading order
A single Core Canon work: no sequencing question to resolve.
Awards (verified)
- No awards found for this universe.
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Official resources
Research details
Ranking metrics: weighted average 4.08 across 14,241 ratings on 1 Core Canon book. See Why is it ranked here? above for the full breakdown, or the full ranking.
How do we know this?
Admission: Canon Extension: 22 universes, among them The Ordered and Reflections of Eterna; four candidates ruled out accepted 2026-11-01
Sources: (see source tier definitions)
- Kirkus Reviews Tier 2
- Publishers Weekly Tier 2
Last reviewed: 2026-11-01
Rule: Core Canon = the standalone novel A Snicker of Magic (2014).