The School for Wicked Witches, Will Taylor
The School for Wicked Witches, Will Taylor
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The School for Wicked Witches

Author: Will Taylor

Narrator: Mia Hutchinson-Shaw

Unabridged: 8 hr 18 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/17/2024


Synopsis

Ava isn't ready to leave her home in Oz -- especially not to become a witch. Then the worst thing that could possibly happen occurs -- Ava's magic does very wrong and she is banished to a school for wicked witches. Perfect for fans of WICKED, WITCHLINGS, and THE SCHOOL FOR GOOD AND EVIL!In Oz, most girls and boys with magical powers are sent from the north, south, east, and west to renowned witch academies, where they are elevated and taught all the finer ways to be a responsible witch. But if you misbehave? Or are thought to harbor darker magic? You're sent to the equivalent of witch reform school -- The School for Wicked Witches. ONLY! Once you get there, you find that the witches running it are so powerful that they've managed to trick the rest of the outside world. Yes, it looks to outside like they are taming the wickedness out of the witches... but in truth, the school is run by wicked witches (who, incidentally, don't see themselves as wicked at all... although some of them really are.)Ava Heartstraw has never even considered being wicked. But when she goes to take her entrance test for a witch academy, she doesn't get the reaction she's expecting -- and is the first kid in memory from the west to be sent to the School for Wicked Witches.

About Will Taylor

Will Taylor is a reader, writer, bee fan, and former trapeze flailer. Maggie & Abby's Neverending Pillow Fort is his debut novel and is followed by Maggie & Abby and the Shipwreck Treehouse. He lives in the heart of downtown Seattle surrounded by all the seagulls and nearly all the books. When not writing, he can be found selling caramels for a local chocolate company or completely losing his cool when he meets longhaired dachshunds. You can visit him online at www.willtaylorbooks.com.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Bookishrealm on March 16, 2025

DNF @ 75% I was literally at the finish line with this one but the repetitive nature of the plot nearly sent me into a reading slump. There were parts that I did enjoy but this just didn’t work the way I anticipated.......more

Goodreads review by Deke on July 08, 2024

Thank you @scholastic and @willtaylorbooks for this ARC!! How far would you go to be after you belonged? Ava Heartstraw is excited to have received an invitation to the West Oz Witch Academy but a disastrous test of her powers gets her sent to the School for Wicked Witches. It’s scary, with head maste......more

Goodreads review by Chelsie on March 05, 2025

Oh how I love middle grade books! If your 8-12 year old loved the movie wicked, they will love this book. Fast paced, plenty of magic, kids learning how to be around other kids both nice and not so nice, second guessing some of their choices and also doing problem solving in situations are some of t......more

Goodreads review by Dede loves books on February 04, 2025

I have been reading a lot of heavy, dark books lately. So I gave myself a break with this one. Super cute story. I loved it. I love them getting their confidence with their powers. My brain loved the break. Highly recommend.......more

Goodreads review by Shireen on May 15, 2025

I enjoyed this Harry Potter (messenger parrots invite them to the school instead of owls) meets The Descendants meets Wayside school middle grade Oz adventure. The main character Ava, her scarecrow- like friend Crow and cowardly friend Henry go on an adventure much like Dorothy did. They meet a terr......more


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Praise for The Language of Seabirds:* "Jeremy's entry into adolescence is warm and triumphant without offering pat solutions or platitudes. A wonderful, tender story about changing relationships." -- Kirkus Reviews, starred review* "Via a leisurely third-person narration that effectively conjures the agony of first texts and the emotional awkwardness of adolescence, Taylor (Maggie & Abby's Neverending Pillow Fort) writes with vulnerability the conflict of being in-between." -- Publishers Weekly, starred review"An atmospheric LGBTQIA+ romance perfect for all middle grade and young adult collections." -- School Library Journal"A warm-hearted story that affirms and celebrates a tender relationship between two boys." -- The Horn Book