Mardi Gras has come to Mobile—and something ancient is hiding behind the masks.
When Ben and the rest of the Magic Club are chosen for Mobile's Junior Mardi Gras Court, they expect parades, costumes, beads, and maybe a little trouble from Frankie.
They don't expect the jewelry given to them by the mysterious Lucien Vale to awaken something beneath the city.
Soon strange masks are appearing in the crowds. Emotions are spinning out of control. Friendships begin to fracture. And beneath the music, laughter, and pounding drums of Mardi Gras, an ancient power is feeding on fear, anger, and loneliness.
As the celebration builds toward the King's Parade, the Magic Club discovers that Vale's plan is far more dangerous than they imagined. The masks don't just hide what people feel.
They make those feelings stronger.
Now Ben, Anna, Frankie, Francesca, Camilla, Scooter, Stewart, and Ezra must survive flooded tunnels, a mysterious masked ball, an abandoned float yard, and a terrifying Mardi Gras King determined to prove that everyone is alone behind the masks they wear.
But the Magic Club has learned something their enemy has forgotten:
Friendship doesn't mean never hurting each other. It means choosing to come back.
Set against the history, mystery, and unforgettable traditions of Mobile, Alabama, The Magic Club and the Mardi Gras King is a middle-grade supernatural adventure about friendship, belonging, forgiveness, faith, and the courage to let others see who you really are.
Book IV of The Magic Club Series.
