Waiting on a Miracle

What if Mirabel and her sisters had to leave the Encanto? A magical addition to the New York Times bestselling Twisted Tale series about Disney’s Encanto.

Mirabel’s worst fear is confirmed—she is responsible for the faltering powers of the Familia Madrigal. Guilt-ridden and feuding with her sisters, Mirabel decides to save the magic herself. Sure, she may be the only gift-less member of her family, but she knows she can put their crumbling pieces back together again.

Unfortunately, Mirabel’s youngest cousin, Antonio, beats her to it. He overhears Tío Bruno’s vision and does the unthinkable—leaves the Encanto to find a solution. Terrified of what could happen outside the safety of their home, Mirabel has no other choice but recruit Strong Luisa and Perfect Isabela to help find their baby cousin.

But what starts as a rescue mission turns into a magical quest with a band of brothers whose family has a deep secret connection to theirs. 

And soon, Mirabel learns that missing cousins and disappearing gifts may be just the beginning of their problems….Anika Fajardo is the award-winning author of What If a Fish, Meet Me Halfway, and Magical Realism for Non-Believers. She is also the author of Encanto: A Tale of Three Sisters, the middle-grade movie tie-in novel. With a Masters in Library Science, Anika is a former librarian and also the founder of the author collective MN BIPOC Kidlit Creators. When she’s not writing, find her teaching at Augsburg University’s MFA program or interviewing authors on her podcast Gobblefunking with Words. Anika lives with her family in Minneapolis.