By Alexandra Sheppard (author) Part of the Alyssa and the Spell Garden series
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Alyssa must save the magical spell garden with her new unreliable powers.
When 11-year-old Alyssa is forced to spend the summer holiday with her mum's family, who she's never met before, her latent magical powers explode into life. Her great aunt runs a secret school in her spell garden where local kids can hone their power. The garden grows spell ingredients that have protected their family and the wider neighbourhood for decades - ever since they arrived from Jamaica with their mother Effie in the 1960s.
But something is going wrong and the magic is running out! Can Alyssa use her new, unpredictable powers to set things right?
A contemporary fantasy set in a small community in North London facing eviction and gentrification with a magical garden at the centre of it. Stunningly illustrated by Bex Glendining.
'Enchanting and heart-lifting.' Sophie Anderson 'Bursts with glimmering magic.' Jasbinder Bilan 'A delight . . . funny, heartfelt and packed full of magic.' Abi Elphinstone 'Magical and empowering.' G M Linton 'A magical, cosy, spellbinding treat!' Kieran Larwood ' Utterly charming.' Lizzie Huxley-Jones 'The perfect mix of heart and magic.' Rachel Faturoti ' A heart warming read with a blast of magic!' Janelle McCurdy
Alexandra Sheppard was born in North London to a Jamaican mother and English father. When Alex isn’t writing teen fiction, she is a freelance social media strategist with experience working on dozens of award-winning social media campaigns. Oh My Gods was her first YA novel and was published by Scholastic. Alex then wrote Fly High Crew in collaboration with the Banjo Brothers which was published by Scholastic in April 2021. Happy Here , an anthology of 10 stories from Black British authors and illustrators featuring Alex, was published in August 2021 by Knights Of.
Find her on Instagram @alexsheppard19
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Alyssa must save the magical spell garden with her new unreliable powers.When 11-year-old Alyssa is forced to spend the summer holiday with her mum's family, who she's never met before, her latent magical powers explode into life. Her great aunt runs a secret school in her spell garden where local kids can hone their power.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Alyssa and the Spell Garden and determined it is suitable for children aged 9-10 years old
Alyssa and the Spell Garden features in the following genres: Featured Books for 9+ readers, Stories about Family and Friends, Fantasy / Magical, Animal Stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Magical realism / Magical fantasy, Recommendations, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational
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Alyssa and the Spell Garden was written by Alexandra Sheppard and published by Faber & Faber
Alyssa and the Spell Garden has 326 pages
Yes it is part of Alyssa and the Spell Garden series
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