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Gr 3–6—Grayling's mother, a healer and wise woman, is turning into a tree, and Grayling is the only one who can save her. It all started when a shadow attacked and burned their cottage, stole their grimoire, and rooted her mother into the ground. Sent with only a basket of spells and her moth...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Cushman's previous works (The Midwife's Apprentice, rev. 7/95; Will Sparrow's Road, rev. 11/12; etc.) fall into the realm of historical fiction; this novel is historically based but a fantasy, set in a culture inspired by, but not wedded to, medieval Europe. It's a moral tale with a simple lesson: it is not magic but rather "courage, cleverness, imagination, good judgment, and good sense" that ma...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

When her wise-woman mother morphs into a tree, Grayling gathers modestly gifted witches and wizards and sets out to find a book of...Log In or Sign Up to Read More