Witchlings -- Claribel A. Ortega - Hardcover
Disney's The Owl House meets Nevermoor, in a brilliant new adventure from New York Times bestselling author Claribel A. Ortega!
Every year, in the magical town of Ravenskill, Witchlings who participate in the Black Moon Ceremony are placed into covens and come into their powers as full-fledged witches.
And twelve-year-old Seven Salazar can't wait to be placed in the most powerful coven with her best friend! But on the night of the ceremony, in front of the entire town, Seven isn't placed in one of the five covens. She's a Spare!
Spare covens have fewer witches, are less powerful, and are looked down on by everyone. Even worse, when Seven and the other two Spares perform the magic circle to seal their coven and cement themselves as sisters, it doesn't work! They're stuck as Witchlings--and will lose their magic.
Seven invokes her only option: the impossible task. The three Spares will be assigned an impossible task: If they work together and succeed at it, their coven will be sealed and they'll gain their full powers. If they fail... Well, the last coven to make the attempt ended up being turned into toads. Forever.
But maybe friendship can be the most powerful magic of all...
With action-packed adventure, a coven of quirky witchlings, Claribel A. Ortega's signature humor, and girl-power vibes, you won't be able to put down this middle-grade Latine witch story, perfect for fans of Amari and the Night Brothers or Harry Potter.
Author: Claribel A. Ortega
Publisher: Scholastic Press
Published: 04/05/2022
Pages: 352
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 8.35h x 5.83w x 1.26d
ISBN: 9781338745528
Audience: Ages 9-12
Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 12/15/2021
Booklist 01/01/2022 pg. 76
Publishers Weekly 02/28/2022
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 04/01/2022
Shelf Awareness 04/08/2022
About the Author
Claribel A. Ortega is a former reporter who writes middle-grade and young adult fantasy inspired by her Dominican heritage. Her debut novel, Ghost Squad, was an NPR Best Book of 2020 and a Good Morning America Selection. When she's not busy turning her obsession with eighties pop culture, magic, and video games into books, she's traveling the world for her day job in marketing and making GIFS for her small graphic design business, GIFGRRL. You can find her on Twitter @Claribel_Ortega and on her website at claribelortega.com.