{"product_id":"the-reluctant-witch-kristen-s-walker-9781696745703","title":"The Reluctant Witch: Year One","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA young witch who just wants to be invisible. A beautiful mermaid who doesn't belong. A secret relationship that threatens the entire academy.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrie only agreed to try the witch academy to make her mother happy. She assumed she would learn Water magic. But when the students were assigned to their Elemental classes, she ended up in Earth. The list of reasons for her to leave the school keeps growing-her roommate is a bully, she doesn't understand her classes, and everyone judges her for her infamous family name.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen a beautiful mermaid named Gabriella catches her eye at the beach. Merfolk aren't allowed in Santa Cruz because they're dangerous killers, but Gabriella is friendly and kind. She agrees to show Water magic to Brie as long as she keeps their meetings a secret.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrie lies to everyone about Gabriella, even when her Fae mentor asks her to investigate merfolk. But when the secret relationship strains her friendships, tanks her grades, and threatens her position at the academy, Brie learns that love comes at a high price.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShe must choose between her first love and her magical school-or lose everything.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Reluctant Witch is the first book in an upper YA urban fantasy academy series. It features the daughter of Rosa from the Fae of Calaveras trilogy, but it takes place twenty years after the original series and does not require prior reading. If you like teen witches, magical schools, and introverts who have to overcome their wish to be left alone, you'll enjoy Kristen S. Walker's latest novel.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eRated PG-13 for mild profanity and sexual references.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kristen S. Walker\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1696745705\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781696745703\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/09\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 222\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.67lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.47d","brand":"Kristen S. Walker","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44053005664511,"sku":"9781696745703","price":10.24,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b7b861c2-f44c-463b-a007-d679cb386b92.jpg?v=1685021865","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-reluctant-witch-kristen-s-walker-9781696745703","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}