Publisher's Synopsis
KEY SELLING POINTS: • There is a large audience for tween adventure fantasy novels right now, with competitors like Rick Riordan bringing out similarly themed books. • This series is targeted at younger readers interested in fantasy but not ready for longer, dense reads—a huge audience. • Book 1 in the Witches of Orkney series has done well, selling over 5,000 copies in its first two months, and received a positive Foreword and Kirkus review. • This series serves as a prequel for a younger audience to the Legends of Orkney series, which earned a five-star review from Foreword Reviews, reviews from Kirkus Reviews and School Library Journal and won almost 10 awards, including 2017 Moonbeam Children's Book Awards: Gold Medal, Best Book Series - Chapter Book. • The Legends of Orkney series was also made into an audiobook narrated by children's Disney star, Karan Brar. • Author will continue to visit schools nationwide to promote the book series, giving talks on Reading Is A Superpower at schools all over the country. • Author will continue to tour extensively with this book, as she did with the first series, exposing fans to the series and the interactive game that accompanies the game, Battlekasters. AUDIENCE: • Middle grade readers • Chapter book readers • Book clubs • Elementary school classrooms • Tween fantasy readers.
