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Witchlings Series

Witchlings

Author: Claribel A. Ortega; 

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AGE
8  -  12
GENRE
Fantasy

Every year, in the magical town of Ravenskill, Witchlings who participate in the Black Moon Ceremony are placed into covens and come into their powers as full-fledged witches.


And twelve-year-old Seven Salazar can't wait to be placed in the most powerful coven with her best friend! But on the night of the ceremony, in front of the entire town, Seven isn't placed in one of the five covens. She's a Spare!


Spare covens have fewer witches, are less powerful, and are looked down on by everyone. Even worse, when Seven and the other two Spares perform the magic circle to seal their coven and cement themselves as sisters, it doesn't work! They're stuck as Witchlings-and will lose their magic.


Seven invokes her only option: the impossible task. The three Spares will be assigned an impossible task: If they work together and succeed at it, their coven will be sealed and they'll gain their full powers. If they fail... Well, the last coven to make the attempt ended up being turned into toads. Forever.


But maybe friendship can be the most powerful magic of all...


With action-packed adventure, a coven of quirky witchlings, Claribel A. Ortega's signature humor, and girl-power vibes, you won't be able to put down this middle-grade Latine witch story, perfect for fans of Amari and the Night Brothers or Harry Potter.

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Witchlings Series

The Golden Frog Games

Author: Claribel A. Ortega; 

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AGE
8  -  12
GENRE
Fantasy

The much-anticipated sequel to the instant New York Times bestseller and #1 Indie bestseller! Every four years, the Twelve Towns gather for a legendary magical tournament--the Golden Frog Games. With Ravenskill hosting this year's games, all eyes are on Seven Salazar, Valley Pepperhorn and Thorn Laroux: the most famous Spares in the Twelve Towns. Thorn is ready to compete as a fashion champion, but when a forbidden hex is used to turn her fellow champions to stone, suspicion lands on the Witchlings. As the Witchlings attempt to unravel the mystery of the stonifications, future Uncle Seven is harboring a dangerous secret: While she's supposed to be able to communicate with animals, the voices she hears most clearly belong to monstruos, and one spine-chilling voice is the loudest of all. Can Seven fix her broken magic and find out who is stonifying the champions . . . before Thorn becomes the next victim?

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House of Elephants

Author: Claribel A. Ortega; 

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AGE
8  -  12
GENRE
Fantasy

The Spares of Ravenskill have less magic and less power than the other covens. That's just the way it is -- the way it's always been. But now Spares are starting to disappear. And no one seems to care.



Nothing is more important to Seven Salazar and Thorn Laroux than finding a way to cure their best friend, Valley Pepperhorn, from the hex that is slowly making its way closer and closer to her heart. Still, they have to figure out what's happening to the Spares. What if whoever is responsible for the disappearances is the same person who was behind the hex?



The problem is that with so many people scared and angry about the chaos in their town -- and blaming the Spares, especially the Witchlings -- it feels like it could be almost anyone.



As Seven and Thorn dig deeper into the mysteries of Ravenskill, they start to uncover secrets that have long been buried and forgotten. What they find will change everything -- if only they can get anyone to believe them.

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The Ghost Squad

Author: Claribel A. Ortega; 

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AGE
8  -  12
GENRE
Fantasy

For Lucely Luna, ghosts are more than just the family business.


Shortly before Halloween, Lucely and her best friend, Syd, cast a spell that accidentally awakens malicious spirits, wreaking havoc throughout St. Augustine. Together, they must join forces with Syd's witch grandmother, Babette, and her tubby tabby, Chunk, to fight the haunting head-on and reverse the curse to save the town and Lucely's firefly spirits before it's too late.


With the family dynamics of Coco and action-packed adventure of Ghostbusters, Claribel A. Ortega delivers both a thrillingly spooky and delightfully sweet debut novel.

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Claribel A. Ortega

New York Times Bestselling and award-winning author Claribel A. Ortega is a former reporter who writes middle-grade and young adult fantasy inspired by her Dominican heritage. When she's not busy turning her obsession with eighties pop culture, magic, and video games into books, she’s co-hosting her podcast Bad Author Book Club and helping authors navigate publishing with her consulting business GIFGRRL. Claribel is a Marvel contributor and has been featured on Buzzfeed, Bustle, Good Morning America and Deadline.
 
You can find her on Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok at @Claribel_Ortega and on her website at claribelortega.com.