A young girl preparing for her bat mitzvah discovers she has mysterious abilities in this magical contemporary coming-of-age story from the beloved author of Orphan Island.
Hi, whoever is reading this. Iām Zipporah Chava McConnell, but everyone calls me Zippy.
Things used to be simpleāuntil a few weeks ago. Now my best friend, Bea, is acting funny; everyone at school thinks Iām weird; and my mom is making me start preparing for my bat mitzvah, even though we barely ever go to synagogue. In fact, the only thing that still seems to make sense is magic.
See, the thing is, Iām a witch. Iāve been casting spells since I was little. And even if no one else wants to believe in magic anymore, itās always made sense to me, always felt true. But I was still shocked the day I found a strange red book at the library and somehow...I conjured something. A girl, actually. A beautiful girl with no memory, and wings like an angel. You probably donāt believe me, but I swear itās the truth.
Miriam is like no one else Iāve ever met. Sheās proof that magic is real. And, itās hard to explain this part, but I just know that weāre connected. That means itās up to me to help Miriam figure out what she is and where she came from. If I can do that, maybe everything else in my life will start to make sense too.
Anyway, itās worth a try.