The protagonist is Lunetta Bloom, a sweet girl who is half human, half pixie and who literally glows whenever she learns new words. Her magical love of language helps her face everyday challenges with wonder, tenderness, and humour. This sparkling story explores what it means to grow up in a trilingual, multicultural environment.Through her search for words, Lunetta discovers her identity, finds her voice, and comes to understand that words, like feelings, possess a magic of their own.