Happy Wednesday! Originally created by Jill at Breaking The Spine, Waiting on Wednesday was adapted to Can’t Wait Wednesday by Tressa at Wishful Endings. It is a weekly meme that spotlights upcoming releases that I’m eagerly anticipating!
This week’s Can’t Wait Wednesday book is…
Eva Evergreen, Semi-Magical Witch by Julie Abe Series: Eva Evergreen #1
Published on August 4, 2020 by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Genres: Middle Grade, Fantasy
Pages: 400
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Sometimes all you need is a pinch of magic...
Eva Evergreen is determined to earn the rank of Novice Witch before her thirteenth birthday. If she doesn't, she'll lose her magic forever. For most young witches and wizards, it's a simple enough test:
One: Help your town, do good all around.
Two: Live there for one moon, don't leave too soon.
Three: Fly home by broomstick, the easiest of tricks.
The only problem? Eva only has a pinch of magic. She summons heads of cabbage instead of flowers and gets a sunburn instead of calling down rain. And to add insult to injury, whenever she overuses her magic, she falls asleep.
When she lands in the tranquil coastal town of Auteri, the residents expect a powerful witch, not a semi-magical girl. So Eva comes up with a plan: set up a magical repair shop to aid Auteri and prove she's worthy. She may have more blood than magic, but her "semi-magical fixes" repair the lives of the townspeople in ways they never could have imagined. Only, Eva's bit of magic may not be enough when the biggest magical storm in history threatens the town she's grown to love. Eva must conjure up all of the magic, bravery, and cleverness she can muster or Auteri and her dreams of becoming a witch will wash away with the storm.
- Kiki’s Delivery Service was one my favorite movies when I was younger, and the comp to that makes me really excited!!!
- I love witchy books
- I’ve been trying to read more middle grade books!
- also more diverse books so basically this book is everything I love and everything I’m trying to read more of, so… YAY!
- Kiki’s Delivery Service
- The Aru Shah series by Roshani Chokshi
- The Serpent’s Secret by Sayantani Dasgupta
I AM SO EXCITED for this book! What upcoming books are you excited to read? Let me know in the comments and have a splendiferous week!
What a fun cover. I’d totally read this one!
Sounds good! I’ll have to let the middle school librarians in my district know about it. You can check out my Wednesday post in the link below!
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The cover is almost always the thing that gets my attention when I’m looking for new books! Happy Reading! 🙂
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