Lilla the Accidental Witch

by Eleanor Crewes (Author)

Lilla the Accidental Witch
Reading Level: 4th − 5th Grade

Magic is tough. Family is tougher. Boys are a complete mystery. Follow Lilla as she stumbles her way through each of them in Eleanor Crewes's uniquely illustrated debut middle-grade graphic novel.

Thirteen-year-old Lilla feels she is a bit different. She's quiet and shy and sometimes feels uncomfortable in the company of boys. She'd much rather spend time by herself drawing and daydreaming. This summer, while staying with her aunt in rural Italy, Lilla discovers a book of magic which reveals that she is a witch with special powers, the magic of 'Strega'. But unbeknownst to her, an ancient witch, Stregamama, threatens to ruin more than just her summer. Lilla is soon faced with a choice that could change her life forever.

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Kirkus

Starred Review

Growing up and coming out are slightly scary but wonderfully magical in this appealing and optimistic tale.

Copyright 2021 Kirkus Reviews, LLC Used with permission.

Review quotes

"Eleanor Crewes totally blew me away. The art is evocative and the story is authentic and hilarious. As a gay woman I'm constantly looking for content that feels true to my own experiences, that helps me understand myself more; in this book, I found that."—Tillie Walden, author of Spinning and On a Sunbeam
Eleanor Crewes
Eleanor Crewes is a London-based illustrator. Her debut graphic novel The Times I Knew I Was Gay was featured in an exhibit at Toronto Comic Arts Festival and received review from The Quietus and Broken Frontier, and will be published in the US by Scribner in October 2020. She specializes in graphic storytelling and enjoys mixing autobiography into her projects wherever she can.
Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9780316538824
Lexile Measure
-
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Publication date
July 06, 2021
Series
-
BISAC categories
JUV037000 - Juvenile Fiction | Fantasy & Magic
JUV039000 - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | General
JUV060000 - Juvenile Fiction | LGBT
JUV008080 - Juvenile Fiction | Comics & Graphic Novels | Fantasy
Library of Congress categories
Magic
Sisters
Aunts
Cartoons and comics
Comics (Graphic works)
Witchcraft
Sexual orientation
Witch comics

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