‘Magical in every sense of the word’ Eoin Colfer
Step into the magical world of Hedgewitch, where the land of Faerie lies just beyond our own, in this enchanting new series for children age 9+ and readers of Nevermoor, The Worst Witch and The Dark Is Rising.
Cassie Morgan has run away. After seven years spent waiting for her mother to return, she flees her dreary boarding school and sets out to find her. But the world outside her school is full of hidden magic and children have been going missing.
With the help of a talking cat and a flying broom, Cassie escapes to the enchanted village of Hedgely. There she will begin her training in the practical skills of witchcraft with the Hedgewitch, who watches over the Hedge, the vast forest that marks the border between England and Faerie.
Will Cassie discover the truth about her mother? Can she find the lost faery treasures before the wicked Erl King gets his hands on them? And what will it take to save her new home – and Britain itself – from the shadowing magic of Faerie?
‘There are only two sorts of fantasy story: the ones that feel fake and the ones that feel real. It’s hard to explain the difference but you know the real ones when you read them, and Hedgewitch is one of them’ Philip Reeve
Format: Paperback
Pages: 416
Imprint: Welbeck Children’s Books
Publication date: 05/01/2023
Series: Hedgewitch v1
Hedgewitch
by Skye McKenna
Review by Alex
This witchy, magical mystery was a joy! Cassie escapes boarding school for the English countryside, where she learns to fly her broom, make potions from plants, and delves into the forbidden forest that separates the human world from the Land of the Fae. But something sinister is afoot in the village and it’s connected to Cassie’s long-lost mother… This was a spell-biding page-turner!
Hedgewitch
by Skye McKenna
Review by Rebecca
Cassie is alone and friendless at a dreadful boarding school, running away when she finds out her mother has died. But she is spirited away to Hartwood by a talking cat and an old broom. Her Aunt Miranda is a Hedgewitch, protecting the land from the dangerous creatures who live in the Hedge. Cassie is curious and against the rules, enters the Hedge…
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