Published: July 21st 2020
Genre: Middle Grade Fantasy/Paranormal
Source: Author Natasha Lowe
Synopsis:
Della Dupree has the so-called honor of being named after the legendary founder of the prestigious witchcraft school, Ruthersfield Academy. Her namesake left incredibly big shoes to fill, and most days, Della doesn’t feel like she’s up to the task. No matter how hard she tries, Della’s magic seems middling, her spells sad, and her charms not so charming. Deep down, Della feels she will never do the academy founder proud.
Then one morning Della is in the library early to work on her spells before class. Thinking about her name again, she finds herself chanting, “Twelve twenty-three, twelve twenty-three, Ruthersfield was founded by Witch Dupree.” But the open closet of time travel amulets nearby means her careless words have serious consequences. A mysterious wind gusts through the library and sweeps Della back to the year 1223. She ends up alone in a strange time with no idea how to get back home.
Della has never had much confidence in her magic, but left with no choice, she must use her spells and ingenuity to find her way back across the centuries—and maybe finally feel she’s earned her name.
*I would like to thank the author for a copy of this book in return for an honest review!*
“Twelve twenty-three, twelve twenty-three, Ruthersfield was founded by Witch Dupree.”
This was witchy fall adorableness! Such a great story full of witchy fun, bravery and empowerment perfect for young readers!
Lowe has crafted a wonderful story of a young witch who loves animals, is a daydreamer, lacks confidence in her magic, but is a little different and trying to find herself. She watches as another young witch gets bullied and doesn’t speak up. She feels like she isn’t living up to her name. Now she must complete a project of Della Dupree who founded Ruthersfield Academy, Della travels back in time to speak to the witch who started it all.
Della appears back in Potts bottom in 1223 during a time of fear and persecution of witches. She must find her travel amulet to get back to the present, but also hide herself as a witch. As she works with other young witches, Della finds confidence and bravery like never before!
Overall this was a quick and adorable read that makes for a great fall read! It reminded me a little of Matilda and is perfect for all the young witches! Della was able to learn a lot as this story was packed filled with lessons on bravery, confidence and owning your own self! I also very much enjoyed to cute recipes and crafts included at the end of the books! I am looking forward to reading about the other witches in this world. These are books I definitely want to gift my nieces!
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14 comments
This looks so cute!!
It was so cute! It’s part of a companion series each can be read as a standalone and this was #4. After reading it I bought book #1