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Gr 3–6—Cushman delivers an intriguing cast of characters in a fantastical tale set in a medieval world. A dark cloud is turning Grayling's demanding hedgewitch mother and other "wise folk" into trees. Though Grayling is shy and unsure, after she assembles her mother's potions and learns her songs, the teen sets out to find her mother's stolen grimoire (book of magic). Along the way, Grayling is joined by a shape-shifting mouse, an old weather witch with her whiny niece, an alluring enchantress, a professor of div...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

With her cottage burned by an unknown force of shadow and smoke, and her cunning-folk mother rooted to the ground and turned into a tree, shy Grayling sets out to seek help from other cunning folk. With several new companions, Grayling sings her mother's charms for en...Log In or Sign Up to Read More