INTO THE WILD MAGIC

A mysterious new student opens a portal into a magical realm where evil sorcerers threaten wild magic.

When sixth grader Bevvy finds new girl Cat in Bevvy’s special hidden recess spot, her “tree corner” under a large sugar maple, she’s both fearful and curious: Could she become a friend? Bevvy is used to being constantly bullied, so this safe hiding place is “the only place in the whole school—other than the library—where she [feels] anything close to good.” But Cat, who’s cagey about her family and clearly hiding something, isn’t interested in making friends; she moves a lot and won’t be sticking around long enough for friendship. The girls, who present white, are nevertheless thrown together when Cat recognizes the danger lurking behind the dark, tinted windows of a strange black car that slowly drives past them. Telling Bevvy they need to flee, Cat conjures a door into the land of Lorelkey, where the girls meet a vivid cast of shape-shifting guardians, giant moth creatures, and steaders—those who communicate with the trees. They race to defeat the dark forces and free the fierce dragons who are being held captive. The pulse-quickening twists and thrills will captivate readers even as the girls fight back against those who threaten “all that is good and wild and free.”

An empowering tale of self-discovery, friendship, and love of the natural world.