The Grace of Wild Things

Heather Fawcett

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Collins
30 July 2024

An inventive and fantastical reimagining of Anne of Green Gables--with magic and witches!--that explores found family, loss, and the power of a girl's imagination, from the acclaimed author of The Language of Ghosts and The School Between Winter and Fairyland. Perfect for readers who loved The Girl Who Drank the Moon and Serafina and the Black Cloak.

""A magical, witchy, and thoroughly successful homage to a classic."" --Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

Grace has never been good at anything except magic--not that anyone believes her.

While other children are adopted from the orphanage, nobody wants Grace. So she decides to make a home for herself by running away and offering herself as an apprentice to the witch in the nearby woods. After all, who better to teach Grace to use her magic? Surely the witch can't be that bad.

But the witch is that bad--she steals souls for spells and gobbles up hearts. So Grace offers a deal: If she can learn all 1001/2 spells in the witch's grimoire, the witch will make Grace her apprentice. But if Grace fails, the witch can take her magic. The witch agrees, and soon an unexpected bond develops between them.

But the spells are much harder than Grace expected, and when a monster from the witch's past threatens the home Grace has built, she may have to sacrifice more than her magic to save it.

By: Heather Fawcett
Imprint: Collins
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 191mm, Width: 130mm, Spine: 23mm
Weight: 136g
ISBN: 9780063142633
ISBN 10: 0063142635
Pages: 368
Publication Date: 30 July 2024
Recommended Age: From 8 to 12 years
Audience: Children/juvenile , English as a second language
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Heather Fawcett is also the author of the middle grade novels The School Between Winter and Fairyland, The Language of Ghosts, and Ember and the Ice Dragons as well as the young adult Even the Darkest Stars series. She has a master's degree in English literature and has worked as an archaeologist, photographer, technical writer, and backstage assistant for a Shakespearean theater festival. She lives on Vancouver Island, Canada. Heather can be found online at heatherfawcettbooks.com.

Reviews for The Grace of Wild Things

"""A magical, witchy, and thoroughly successful homage to a classic."" -- Kirkus Reviews (starred review) ""An exuberant tale of belonging and hope."" -- Publishers Weekly (starred review) ""This alternative-universe romp is perfect for those who like their fantasy light and sentimental and enjoy a bit of L. M. Montgomery pastiche."" -- The Horn Book"