In the concluding book of “The Wild Magic” trilogy, Mup’s grandmother, in hiding, continues to plague Witches Borough with dark magic, which has also brought drought upon the land. While Mup’s mother tries to build trust among the citizens after taking over from her mother’s cruel rule, biracial Mup (Black/white) worries about Crow. The song her friend keeps singing feels like dark magic, and he seems to have conjured a being reminiscent of his late father. When Crow’s mother discovers he may have a gift for dark magic, she hopes to curry the favor of Mup’s grandmother by bringing her Crow, whom she kidnaps, and traps Mup into being her unwilling guide. The ongoing development of secondary characters is part of what sustains the freshness of this series with its many intriguing characters and strong environmental theme. (Ages 8-10)

The Wild Magic trilogy culminates in a middle-grade fantasy adventure about witches, courage, community, and the terrors of sudden climate change.

Third in a darkly enchanting trilogy after Begone the Raggedy Witches and The Little Grey Girl, The Promise Witch opens in a time of heat and thirst. The deposed old tyrant of a queen sent a cursed winter to bury Witches Borough in snow. Months later, the clouds have vanished, but an equally cursed drought has settled over the castle and its river, now bone-dry. Witches Borough is dying, and though Mup is the pathfinder, the stitcher of worlds, is she strong enough to mend a scorched landscape and bring the water home? Enter a raggedy witch trailing a storm of ashes: Magda, Crow’s mother. She wants Mup to fulfill a promise. She wants Mup to help her. And woe betide any who stand in her way. Irish storyteller Celine Kiernan’s breathtaking tale of family, loyalty, and risk caps a timeless trilogy brimming with drama and danger—and heartbreaking resonance to the struggles of today.