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Gr 4-6–In this adventurous sequel to The Witch Boy, Aster is finally allowed to learn witchery alongside the girls in his family, while his best friend Charlie is excited by the prospect of a new friendship at (nonmagic) school with shy, guarded Ariel. But mysterious happenings pick up quickly when Charlie is visited by a malevolent spirit and when magic meddles in her first basketball game. Meanwhile, in return for extra lessons, As...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Aster's coming out as a witch (in The Witch Boy, rev. 11/17) challenged his magic community's traditional gender norms. Previously, trauma from intolerance led Aster's great-uncle Mikasi, also a witch, to harm himself and others; now Aster and his grandmother are working on a "secret project" to heal Mikasi, who is stuck in dragon form. Meanwhile, Aster's non-magic friend Charlie clicks with...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Witch-in-training Aster (The Witch Boy) and his grandmother secretly work to heal his great-uncle Mikasi, who's stuck in dragon form. Meanwhile, Aster's non-ma...Log In or Sign Up to Read More