Kelcie Murphy and the Academy for the Unbreakable Arts [Paperback]

Brimming with Celtic mythology, action, and danger, Erika Lewis'sKelcie Murphy and The Academy for the Unbreakable Artsintroduces readers to a new kind of magical school and a warrior who must choose with which side of an epic battle her destiny will lie.


The Otherworld is at war. The Academy for the Unbreakable Arts trains warriors. And Kelcie Murphya foster child raised in the human worldis dying to attend.


A place at AUA means meeting Sc?thach, the legendary trainer of Celtic heroes. It means learning to fight with a sword. It means harnessing her hidden powers andmost importantlyfinding out who her parents are, and why they abandoned her in Boston Harbor eight years ago.


When Kelcie tests into the school, she learns that shes a Saiga, one of the most ancient beings in the Otherworld. Secretive, shunned, and possessed of imposing elemental powers, the Saiga are also kin to the Otherworld's most infamous traitor.


But Kelcie is a survivor, and shell do whatever it takes to find her parents and her place in their world. Even if that means making a few enemies.

The School for Good and EvilmeetsAmari and the Night Brothersin this debut middle-grade fantasy, perfect for readers who've ever wondered: What if Harry Potter was sorted into Slytherin?Erika Lewis grew up in Virginia, where she spent most of her childhood riding her dirt bike through Fort Ward. She resides in the sunshine state of California. When shes not at her laptop, shes usually playing with her big fluffy golden retriever, running, or at one of the bookstores or comic shops by her house. And always drinking coffee.Kelcie Murphy and the Academy for the Unbreakable Artsis her middle grade debut.

A Sunshine State Young Readers Award Selection and a Children's Book Council Teacher's Favorite Pick!


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