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School Library Journal
Reviewed on August 1, 2014 | Grades 9 and Up
Gr 9 Up—Sixteen-year-old Avery Roe's destiny is to become the next witch of Prince Island. It's the 1860s and Avery is descended from a long line of witches that use their magic to keep the island's whaling men safe at sea. When the protagonist turned 12, before fully unlocking her magic, her mother dragged her away from her training at her grandmother's cottage to raise Avery in town to be a proper society lady without magic. A Roe witch cannot be killed but can be maimed. Avery's once-beautiful mother was severely be...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2014
Desperate to take up her grandmother's mantle and become the island's witch, Avery Roe will do anything to escape her mother's h...Log In or Sign Up to Read More