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Erika Lewis grew up in Alexandria, Virginia, spent summers with her grandparents in Worcester, Massachusetts, and currently lives in Los Angeles, California. With a passion for storytelling set in magical places, she spends as much time as she can traveling. When she’s not writing, she can generally be found scribbling notes in a blank book while wandering through abandoned buildings, all kinds of museums, and graveyards.
A graduate of Vanderbilt University, her list of credits straddles the comics and novel space, including Game of Shadows from Macmillan’s Tor Books, Firebrand and Acursian from Legendary Comics, #Guardian from Awesome Media & Entertainment, and The 49th Key from Heavy Metal Publishing. The Color of Dragons is her debut YA, coming from HarperTeen October 19th, 2021, and Kelcie Murphy and The Academy for the Unbreakable Arts is her middle grade debut coming from Starscape/Macmillan March 1st, 2022.
Book Title:Kelcie Murphy and the Academy of the Unbreakable Arts
Author:Erika Lewis
Publisher:Starscape Books
Release Date:March 1, 2022
Genres:Middle Grade,Fantasy, Adventure
Goodreads link: GOODREADS
Book Purchase: MACMILLIAN/AMAZON/B&N
Brimming with Celtic mythology, action, and danger, Erika Lewis's Kelcie Murphy and The Academy for the Unbreakable Arts introduces 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 Murphy—a foster child raised in the human world—is dying to attend.A place at AUA means meeting Scáthach, the legendary trainer of Celtic heroes. It means learning to fight with a sword. It means harnessing her hidden powers and—most importantly—finding 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 she’s 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 she’ll do whatever it takes to find her parents and her place in their world. Even if that means making a few enemies.
This book was an utter joy! The story slaps you in the face right off the bat and we're sunk into this magical world of magic, monsters, and betrayals. Kelcie (she's is a fierce and loyal heroine if ever there was one) takes to her new world right away; it almost feels natural for her. She hasn't had a real home, so she begins to see this as a new beginning. Right away, things start to go awry, and with the help of her friends, battles creatures and realizes her own power.
The story was much like Harry Potter in the sense that Kelcie is abandoned with nothing but a trinket. She's thrust into a magical school and befriends the underdogs. But the similarities end there. Kelcie, unlike Harry, doesn't take anyone's bull. She embraces her power right away and she doesn't rely on her friends. That isn't to say her friends don't help because they're pretty awesome.
Seeing a disabled B character truly shine is another reason to read this. But I won't give too much away.
Braided with Celtic lore, this book will hit all the right beats for fantasy lovers. Readers are going to devour this book!
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
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