Staccato Sonata Op. 1, No. 1

By Rachael Marie Crawford

In a world where those with magic meet gruesome ends, a tailor's daughter must hide her connection to needle and thread--but when her magic breaks free in a public space, she must find a place to belong before the queen's hunters find her.

Staccato Sonata is a serial fantasy adventure for young teens in the tradition of Tamora Pierce's Circle of Magic novels as well as magical girl stories such as Kamome Shirahama's Witch Hat Atelier and CLAMP's Cardcaptor Sakura. Readers will be charmed by Tessa, a young female protagonist with an arcane connection to cloth and thread, racing alongside her as she is swept up in a world where masked heroes seek to rescue mages from fiery deaths, overcoming obstacles by with creativity and determination.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0995957312
• ISBN13: 9780995957312
• Release Date: May 2026
• Publisher: Contaminatio Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.52 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.3" x 8.0"
• Age Range: 13 to 18 years
• Grade Range: Grade 8 to Postsecondary