The School for Wicked Witches - by Will Taylor (Paperback)

About the Book

"In Oz, children with magical powers are sent to academies to learn how to use their magic for good--but those who step out of line in any way are sent to the School for Wicked Witches, an institute that claims its goal is to reform young witches, but in reality is only encouraging their wicked ways. But is there more to it than meets the eye?"--

Book Synopsis

Ava isn't ready to leave her home in Oz -- especially not to become a witch. Then the worst thing that could possibly happen occurs -- Ava's magic does very wrong and she is banished to a school for wicked witches. Perfect for fans of WICKED, WITCHLINGS, and THE SCHOOL FOR GOOD AND EVIL!

In Oz, most girls and boys with magical powers are sent from the north, south, east, and west to renowned witch academies, where they are elevated and taught all the finer ways to be a responsible witch. But if you misbehave? Or are thought to harbor darker magic? You're sent to the equivalent of witch reform school -- The School for Wicked Witches. ONLY! Once you get there, you find that the witches running it are so powerful that they've managed to trick the rest of the outside world. Yes, it looks to outside like they are taming the wickedness out of the witches... but in truth, the school is run by wicked witches (who, incidentally, don't see themselves as wicked at all... although some of them really are.)

Ava Heartstraw has never even considered being wicked. But when she goes to take her entrance test for a witch academy, she doesn't get the reaction she's expecting -- and is the first kid in memory from the west to be sent to the School for Wicked Witches.

Review Quotes

Praise for The Language of Seabirds:

* "Jeremy's entry into adolescence is warm and triumphant without offering pat solutions or platitudes. A wonderful, tender story about changing relationships." -- Kirkus Reviews, starred review

* "Via a leisurely third-person narration that effectively conjures the agony of first texts and the emotional awkwardness of adolescence, Taylor (Maggie & Abby's Neverending Pillow Fort) writes with vulnerability the conflict of being in-between." -- Publishers Weekly, starred review

"An atmospheric LGBTQIA+ romance perfect for all middle grade and young adult collections." -- School Library Journal

"A warm-hearted story that affirms and celebrates a tender relationship between two boys." -- The Horn Book

About the Author

Will Taylor cast his third spell when he was seven and still works for a chocolate company, so that one seems to have worked, too. He is a marketing writer, avid reader, and award-winning children's author, and lives in Seattle surrounded by all the seagulls and not quite too many cozy sweaters. When not writing, Will can be found searching for the perfect bakery and completely losing his cool when he meets longhaired dachshunds.

His books include the School for Wicked Witches series, The Language of Seabirds, Catch That Dog!, Slimed (writing as Liam Gray), Maggie & Abby's Neverending Pillow Fort, and Maggie and Abby and the Shipwreck Treehouse.

You can visit him online at willtaylorbooks.com.