For May, we’ll read The Sapling Cage by Margaret Killjoy! A young adult novel about a kick-ass witch fighting fascism and climate destruction while navigating her gender, sexuality, and place in the world.
NOTE: Because there are not many copies of this book available at the library, I have purchased several copies for people to borrow. If you are interested in borrowing a copy, you can pick one up at our March or April meetings. If you are unable to come to either meeting and would still like to borrow a copy, send me a message and we can arrange a drop.
The Sapling Cage:
Lorel has always dreamed of becoming a witch: learning magic, fighting monsters, and exploring the world beyond the small town where she and her mother run the stables. Even though a strange plague is killing the trees in the Kingdom of Cekon and witches are being blamed for it, Lorel wants nothing more than to join them. There’s only one problem: all witches are women, and she was born a boy.
When the coven comes to claim her best friend, Lorel disguises herself in a dress and joins in her friend’s place, leaving home and her old self behind. She soon discovers the dark powers threatening the kingdom: a magical blight scars the land, and the power-mad Duchess Helte is crushing everything between her and the crown. In spite of these dangers, Lorel makes friends and begins learning magic from the powerful witches in her coven. However, she fears that her new friends and mentors will find out her secret and kick her out of the coven, or worse.
Masks welcome but not mandatory.
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