Diary of an Accidental Witch: Secret Spells

Ages 6 to 9, Grades 1 to 4

Everyone at the Extraordinary School is excited for the Winter Solstice Grand Tournament—especially Bea! But this year's tournament will be different: Extraordinary will compete against Spellshire Academy, and there's no magic allowed! Who will emerge victorious? And will Bea's friendship with her best non-witchy friend, Ash, survive the competition?

Everyone at the Extraordinary Academy is excited for the Winter Solstice Grand Tournament, especially Bea! She’s been practicing extra-hard and is ready to rise to the challenge. But then Ms. Sparks decides that this year’s competition will be different—there won’t be any magic allowed! It will be a regular sports day, and the students at Extraordinary will compete against non-magic school Spellshire Academy. With magic firmly forbidden, which school will emerge victorious? And will Bea’s friendship with her non-witch best friend, Ash, survive the competition? With black-and-white illustrations throughout. 

Told through Bea's diary entries, the Diary of an Accidental Witch series invites readers to follow Bea on a humorous journey of self-discovery as she learns where she truly belongs.

Series Overview: Bea Black and her dad have just moved to Little Spellshire, a town with a magical secret. When her dad accidentally enrolls her in the local witch school, Bea (who is very much NOT a witch) does her best to find her way through complicated potions classes, tricky levitations, and even frog-sitting. Told through Bea's diary entries, Diary of an Accidental Witch invites readers to follow Bea on a humorous journey of self-discovery as she learns where she truly belongs.

About the Author

Perdita and Honor Cargill are a mother/daughter writing partnership and the authors of the series Waiting for Callback. Originally from the Scottish Highlands, Perdita spent many years as a lawyer before turning to writing fiction. Honor, having recently graduated from Oxford, is working on fiction and non-fiction writing projects as well as studying for a masters degree at the Courtauld Institute of Art. They both live in London.

Author Residence: London, UK

Author Hometown: Scotland

Katie Saunders knew she wanted to be an illustrator when she had a picture published in Twinkie Magazine at the age of five. Katie worked as a teacher before becoming a full-time illustrator. Katie lives in Kent with her partner, two children, two cats, and a crazy sausage dog named Rolo.

Illustrator Residence:Kent, UK

Illustrator Hometown:Kent, UK