Fat Witch Summer
by Lizzy Ives
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Pub Date Jun 13 2023 | Archive Date Aug 15 2023
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Description
Dumplin’ meets The Craft in this body-positive fantasy novel for fans of summer road trips, female friendship, and magic.
Sixteen-year-old Thrash doesn’t enchant eyeliner over her lids or clear her acne with magic. She is plus-size, but she doesn’t hate what she sees in the mirror—that’s the realm of her mother, Osmarra, a slim and elegant Glamour witch. When Thrash unexpectedly breaks a mirror with her mind, she discovers she has a knack for magic and will receive one of the three sanctioned Gifts: Glamour, Growth, or Sight. The only problem is that mothers choose the Gifts, and Osmarra is convinced that the Gift of Glamour will fix her daughter’s looks.
When Thrash fails to persuade Osmarra to accept her as she is, a trio of cool witches who call themselves The Lunes offer her an out. Their leader, fiery and charismatic Cresca, recruits Thrash for a road trip to New Salem University, where the girls plan to steal their own Gifts. As Thrash crosses the magical Thirteen States of America, Osmarra hot on her heels, she discovers bewitched diners, haunted tourist traps, and a secret about the Gifts that will change the Thirteen States forever.
Advance Praise
“A fantasy that offers compelling worldbuilding and rich character arcs… Ives turns the coming-of-age road-trip trope on its magical head.” - Kirkus Reviews
“A fun and magically entertaining journey of self-acceptance, Fat Witch Summer is a feel-good friendship fantasy story that is impossible to put down." - Justine Pucella Winans, author of Bianca Torre is Afraid of Everything
“Everyone can relate to Thrash in some way, all thanks to Ives’ powerful storytelling that explores important topics like body image and mental health, within a detailed and immersive world of fantasy and witches. You will LOVE this book!” - Kim-Joy, author of Turtle Bread and Great British Bake-Off Finalist
“Refreshing, fun, and relatable. A great story about being seen for who you know you are.” - Riley John Gibbs, Nerd Nite LA
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