THE LOST WITCH

Author: Melvin Burgess Age: 16+ Pages: 336pg. Size: 13 x 20 cm Reading Level: Confident reader quote 🇬🇧 Description: Bea has started to hear and see things that no one else can - creatures, voices, visions. Then strangers visit Bea and tell her she is different: she has the rare powers of a witch. They warn her she is being hunted. Her parents think she is hallucinating and needs help. All Bea wants to do is get on with her life, and to get closer to Lars, the mysterious young man she has met at the skate park. But her life is in danger, and she must break free. The question is - who can she trust? Carnegie Medal-winner Melvin Burgess returns with a powerful, thrilling fantasy for young adults about magic, myth and following your instincts. Reviews:  Rich, twisty storytelling ... Written with observation and skill —Nicolette Jones, Sunday Times  Burgess is a master storyteller — Alex O'Connell, The Times, Children's Book of the Week  The godfather of young adult fiction —BBC Front Row Burgess's work remains strong meat, sometimes overwhelming; abduction, seduction, deceit, coercion and the limits of moral responsibility all test the reader's tolerance of trauma to breaking point in this arresting coming-of-age tale. —Imogen Russell Williams, Guardian