The Midwinter Witch: A Graphic Novel (The Witch Boy Trilogy #3)

The Midwinter Witch: A Graphic Novel (The Witch Boy Trilogy #3)
Author: Molly Knox Ostertag
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Total Pages: 210
Release: 2019-11-05
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1338566407

The acclaimed world of The Witch Boy and The Hidden Witch comes to a thrilling conclusion in a new adventure about magic, family, and finding your true power. Magic has a dark side . . .Aster always looks forward to the Midwinter Festival, a reunion of the entire Vanissen family that includes competitions in witchery and shapeshifting. This year, he's especially excited to compete in the annual Jolrun tournament-as a witch. He's determined to show everyone that he's proud of who he is and what he's learned, but he knows it won't be easy to defy tradition.Ariel has darker things on her mind than the Festival-like the mysterious witch who's been visiting her dreams, claiming to know the truth about Ariel's past. She appreciates everything the Vanissens have done for her. But Ariel still craves a place where she truly belongs.The Festival is a whirlwind of excitement and activity, but for Aster and Ariel, nothing goes according to plan. When a powerful and sinister force invades the reunion, threatening to destroy everything the young witches have fought for, can they find the courage to fight it together? Or will dark magic tear them apart?

The Witch Boy: A Graphic Novel (The Witch Boy Trilogy #1)

The Witch Boy: A Graphic Novel (The Witch Boy Trilogy #1)
Author: Molly Knox Ostertag
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Total Pages: 228
Release: 2017-10-31
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1338089536

From the illustrator of the web comic Strong Female Protagonist comes a debut middle-grade graphic novel about family, identity, courage -- and magic. In thirteen-year-old Aster's family, all the girls are raised to be witches, while boys grow up to be shapeshifters. Anyone who dares cross those lines is exiled. Unfortunately for Aster, he still hasn't shifted . . . and he's still fascinated by witchery, no matter how forbidden it might be.When a mysterious danger threatens the other boys, Aster knows he can help -- as a witch. It will take the encouragement of a new friend, the non-magical and non-conforming Charlie, to convince Aster to try practicing his skills. And it will require even more courage to save his family . . . and be truly himself.

The Hidden Witch

The Hidden Witch
Author: Molly Ostertag
Publisher: Graphix
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2018
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9781338253757

When Aster's non-magical friend Charlie finds herself the target of a curse, Aster and his unconventional talent for witchery must find the source of the curse before more people get hurt.

The Hidden Witch: A Graphic Novel (The Witch Boy Trilogy #2)

The Hidden Witch: A Graphic Novel (The Witch Boy Trilogy #2)
Author: Molly Knox Ostertag
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Total Pages: 212
Release: 2018-10-30
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1338290703

From the creator of the acclaimed graphic novel The Witch Boy comes a new adventure set in the world of magic and shapeshifting -- and ordinary kids just trying to make friends. Aster and his family are adjusting to his unconventional talent for witchery; unlike the other boys in his family, he isn't a shapeshifter. He's taking classes with his grandmother and helping to keep an eye on his great-uncle whose corrupted magic wreaked havoc on the family.Meanwhile, Aster's friend from the non-magical part of town, Charlie, is having problems of her own -- a curse has tried to attach itself to her. She runs to Aster and escapes it, but now the friends must find the source of the curse before more people -- normal and magical alike -- get hurt.

Shattered Warrior

Shattered Warrior
Author: Sharon Shinn
Publisher: First Second
Total Pages: 240
Release: 2017-08-29
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN: 1250189268

It is eight years after Colleen Cavanaugh's home world was invaded by the Derichets, a tyrannical alien race bent on exploiting the planet's mineral resources. Most of her family died in the war, and she now lives alone in the city. Aside from her acquaintances at the factory where she toils for the Derichets, Colleen makes a single friend in Jann, a member of the violent group of rebels known as the Chromatti. One day Colleen receives shocking news: her niece Lucy is alive and in need of her help. Together, Colleen, Jann, and Lucy create their own tenuous family. But Colleen must decide if it's worth risking all of their survival to join a growing underground revolution against the Derichets ... in Sharon Shinn and Molly Knox Ostertag's Shattered Warrior.

The Midwinter Witch

The Midwinter Witch
Author: Molly Ostertag
Publisher: Graphix
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2019
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9781338540550

Tegneserie - graphic novel. As his extended family gathers for their annual Midwinter Festival magic competition, Aster decides to enter the contest meant for witches, despite the lingering discomfort and hostility of certain family members. Meanwhile, Ariel struggles to accept her new family's love while her estranged aunt attempts to lure her away by poisoning her self-esteem

Verse Book 2

Verse Book 2
Author: Sam Beck
Publisher: Vault Comics
Total Pages: 259
Release: 2022-08-09
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 1638490791

The Legend of Korra meets Nimona in VERSE Book 2: The Second Gate, where magic and mystery are on the move! FACE THE MAGIC THE BATTLE FOR THE FUTURE OF MAGIC HAS TAKEN ITS FIRST PRISONER. The YA fantasy series continues with a dangerous and dark turn, while magic is on the move and fears are faced alone. Held captive by the leaders of a dangerous new movement, Neitya is forced to face a darker side of her abilities that threaten to tear her away from Fife, her only true friend. The only way back to one another may be to follow their destinies down divergent paths and discover what it means to face their worst fears alone. Read the entire VERSE saga! Verse Book 1: The Broken Half Verse Book 2: The Second Gate Verse Book 3: The Song For fans and readers of Snapdragon (Kat Leyh); The Witch Boy, The Hidden Witch, The Midwinter Witch (Molly Knox Ostertang); Mooncakes (Suzanne Walker & Wendy Xu); The Prince and the Dressmaker (Jen Wang), The Legend of Korra, and the books of Tamora Pierce. “Verse's rich drawings and colours beautifully illustrate a complicated, engaging fantasy world filled with sympathetic characters. I can't wait to learn more about them as their journey continues!" - Faith Erin Hicks

Storm Horse

Storm Horse
Author: Nick Garlick
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Total Pages: 192
Release: 2017-01-31
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0545904161

A stirring, moving story about a boy and the horse he rescues from the sea -- Kate DiCamillio meets War Horse. With his mother missing and his father dead, twelve-year-old Flip's new home is a remote Dutch island. Menaced by the local bullies and followed everywhere by a mysterious girl, he wonders how he'll ever adapt to life on his uncle's farm.But everything changes the day a sinking ship leaves a horse drowning in the waves. Risking his life to rescue it, Flip is told he may keep the horse -- but only if he can teach it how to work for its keep. From that moment on a friendship grows. But can a boy and a horse really save each other? And what other dark storm threaten their hard-won happiness?Storm Horse is a thrilling, heartfelt tale of a boy, a horse, and their journey together towards a new life.

Witch Hill

Witch Hill
Author: Marion Zimmer Bradley
Publisher: Macmillan
Total Pages: 196
Release: 2000-09-02
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9780312872830

Story of a young woman who returns to her family's roots in Massachusetts, only to encounter the belief by the townspeople there that she is a reincarnation of her aunt, who was shunned as a witch.

Another Kind

Another Kind
Author: Trevor Bream
Publisher: HarperCollins
Total Pages: 292
Release: 2021-10-26
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0063043556

Six kids search for a new place to call home in this middle grade graphic novel debut by comic creators Cait May and Trevor Bream, for fans of Marvel’s Runaways and The Witch Boy by Molly Knox Ostertag. Another Kind is not your average monster story. Tucked away in a government facility nicknamed the Playroom, six not-quite-human kids learn to control their strange and unpredictable abilities. Life is good—or safe, at least—hidden from the prying eyes of a judgmental world. That is, until a security breach forces them out of their home and into the path of the Collector, a mysterious being with leech-like powers. Can the group band together to thwart the Collector’s devious plan, or will they wind up the newest addition to his collection? An ALSC Graphic Novel Reading List Title