An unlikely young witch discovers she is the key to saving her kingdom in this delightfully classic middle grade fantasy debut, perfect for fans of Serafina and the Black Cloak and The Book of Boy. Brida is content in her small village of Oak Hollow. There, she’s plenty occupied trying to convince her fickle magic to do what it’s meant to in her work as a hedgewitch’s apprentice—until she accidentally catches the attention of the wicked queen. On the run from the queen’s huntsman and her all-seeing crow spies, Brida discovers the truth about her family, her magic, and who she is destined to be—and that she may hold the power to defeating the wicked queen and setting the kingdom right again. Fans of Shannon Hale and Kelly Barnhill will delight in this charming and richly imagined fantasy debut, featuring a wicked queen, magical animals, a henchman with a golden heart, and a small girl with a great destiny.