Claribel A. Ortega – författare

A middle grade Latine witch story with action-packedadventure, a coven of quirky Witchlings, humour and girl-power vibes.Every year, in the magical town of Ravenskill, Witchlings whoparticipate in the Black Moon Ceremony are placed into covens andcome into their powers as full-fledged witches.And twelve-year-old Seven Salazar can't wait to be placed in themost powerful coven with her best friend! But on the night ofthe ceremony, in front of the entire town, Seven isn't placed inone of the five covens. She's a Spare!Spare covens have fewer witches, are less powerful, and are lookeddown on by everyone. Even worse, when Seven and the other twoSpares perform the magic circle to seal their coven and cementthemselves as sisters, it doesn't work! They're stuck as Witchlings- and will never be able to perform powerful magic.Seven invokes her only option: the impossible task. The threeSpares will be assigned an impossible task: If they work togetherand succeed at it, their coven will be sealed and they'll gain theirfull powers. If they fail... Well, the last coven to make theattempt ended up being turned into toads. Forever.But maybe friendship can be the most powerful magic of all… Perfect for fans of Amari and the Night Brothers, Nevermoorand Rainbow GreyThe second novel from rising star Claribel A. OrtegaA just-right mix of spooky adventure and cosy friendships - thisis set to be your new favourite

The much-anticipated sequel to the instant New York Timesbestseller!Every four years, the Twelve Towns gather for a legendary magicaltournament--the Golden Frog Games.With Ravenskill hosting this year's games, all eyes are on SevenSalazar, Valley Pepperhorn and Thorn Laroux: the most famous Sparesin the Twelve Towns.Thorn is ready to compete as a fashion champion, but when a forbiddenhex is used to turn her fellow champions to stone, suspicionlands on the Witchlings.As the Witchlings attempt to unravel the mystery of the stonifications,future Uncle Seven is harboring a dangerous secret: Whileshe's supposed to be able to communicate with animals, the voicesshe hears most clearly belong to monstruos, and one spine-chillingvoice is the loudest of all.Can Seven fix her broken magic and find out who is stonifyingthe champions . . . before Thorn becomes the next victim? With action-packed adventure, a coven of quirky witchlings, ClaribelA. Ortega's signature humor, and girl-power vibes, you won'tbe able to put down this middle-grade Latine witch story, perfectfor fans of Amari and the Night Brothers orHarry Potter.Gift hardback with a protective dust jacketThe first book in the series was a New York Times bestseller2022