Author(s): Meredith Ireland

Books for Tweens | Fantasy | Identity - LGBTQIA+ / Queer

Witchlings meets The Parent Trap in this contemporary fantasy about a girl who tries to use her fickle witchy powers to keep her best friend (and secret crush!) from moving away. 

Twelve-year-old, Korean American adoptee Emma Davidson has a problem. Two problems. Okay, three: 

1. She has a crush on her best friend, Avangeline, that she hasn't been able to share 
2. Avangeline now has to move out of their town because her parents are getting a divorce 
3. Oh, and Emma is a secret witch who can't really control her powers 

It's a complicated summer between sixth and seventh grade. Emma's parents made her promise that she'd keep her powers a secret and never, ever use them. But if Avangeline's parents fell back in love, it would fix everything. And how hard could one little love spell be? 

This fast-paced, heartfelt story is a powerful exploration of learning to embrace who you are, even when your true self is different from everyone around you.