A boy, a dog, and a bag of ingredients for a spell. Just research for a school paper, but nothing would ever be the same again. After sparking magic trying out an ancient spell, he emerges as a misfit, fledgling wizard with a powerful, evil nemesis from whom he must save the dreadful town he's been desperately trying to escape. Unless he can find a way to stop it, on Halloween night, all the people in the town will perish as part of a ritual to create the most powerful, invincible wizard the world has ever known. It's a fun, spooky, whimsical, action-packed tale of magic and mayhem that has readers turning pages, laughing, gasping and cheering for a misfit as he takes on a ruthless, skilled master while the spell of autumn twinkles in the air.
- Benjamin Franklin Gold Medal for Best Children's / Young Adult Audiobook 2023
- "...action-packed adventure...remains entertaining throughout...engaging fantasy debut." Kirkus Reviews: GET IT
- "...riveting debut young adult horror novel..." - Editor's Pick, BookLife, by Publishers' Weekly
- "...engaging page-turner of an adventure." - Emily-Jane Hills Orford, Readers' Favorite
- "I love nearly everything about this book." - Online Book Club
- "...will delight fans of Harry Potter and Septimus Heap..." - Kristine Zimmerman, Readers' Favorite
- "...compelling and hard to put down..."- D. Donovan, Sr. Reviewer, Midwest Book Review
