The Last Windwitch

By Jennifer Adam

A young hedgewitch must outwit a wicked queen to save her kingdom.

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436 pages

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Bookroo's summary

In the kingdom of Fenwood Reach, young Brida, a hedgewitch's apprentice, struggles with her unpredictable magic. When she inadvertently attracts the attention of a wicked queen, Brida is thrust into a perilous adventure. Pursued by the queen's huntsman and her sinister Crow spies, Brida uncovers secrets about her lineage and her true potential. As chaos looms, she must harness her powers to challenge the queen and restore balance to the realm. Can Brida embrace her destiny and save her world from darkness?

From the publisher

Fans of Shannon Hale and Kelly Barnhill will delight in this charming and richly imagined middle grade fantasy debut, featuring a wicked queen, magical animals, a henchman with a golden heart, and a small girl with a great destiny.Many years ago, in the kingdom of Fenwood Reach, there was a powerful Windwitch who wove the seasons, keeping the land bountiful and the people happy. But then a dark magic drove her from the realm, and the world fell into chaos. Brida is content in her small village of Oak Hollow. There, she’s plenty occupied trying to convince her fickle magic to actually do what it’s meant to in her work as a hedgewitch’s apprentice–until she accidentally catches the attention of the wicked queen. On the run from the queen’s huntsman and her all-seeing Crow spies, Brida discovers the truth about her family, her magic, and who she is destined to be–and that she may hold the power to defeating the wicked queen and setting the kingdom right again.

At a glance

Format: Hardcover
Pages: 436
Reading age: 8–12
Audience: Middle Grade

Themes & topics

Books about adventure and adventurers Books about witches Books about friendship Books about magic Books about kings and rulers

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What families may want to know

Every family reads differently. These are the concepts our editors noticed in this book — worth seeking out for some readers, worth knowing about for others. The list isn't exhaustive, but it's a spoiler-light head start.

Sex

There is a description of a priestess or maiden selecting a male companion for sacred fertility rituals in which they dance, leap fires, and wake in each other's arms with a child eventually being born of the union.

Magic

There is lots of discussion of magic and witchcraft, including the practice of scrying or using a reflective surface to see the future.

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