Note: All 20 copies have been claimed! You can still register to attend the event and receive a take-home kit of snacks and crafts!

Hello October! We have a special witchy read this month for our Wise Owl Tween Book Club: Eva Evergreen, Semi-Magical Witch with an author's visit from Julie Abe! Register for a chance to meet the author as she leads a virtual group discussion of her book on Saturday, October 23rd at 11am! This is an online event, and you must register to receive the Zoom link. 

The first 20 registrants will receive a copy of the book to keep. Thank you to our Friends of the Children's Library for providing books and snacks for the Wise Owl Book Club! All registrants will receive a take-home craft and some snacks to enjoy before or during the event! Kits are available for pick-up from Central Library on Tuesday September 28th. Feel free to finish the craft before the event so you can share it with the club. To make the most out of the author visit, please be sure to finish reading the book before October 23rd so you can avoid spoilers! 

About Eva Evergreen, Semi-Magical Witch

Sometimes all you need is a pinch of magic...

Eva Evergreen is determined to earn the rank of Novice Witch before she turns thirteen years old. If she doesn't, she'll lose her magic forever. For most young witches and wizards, it's a simple enough test:

ONE: Help your town, do good all around.
TWO: Live there for one moon, don't leave too soon.
THREE: Fly home by broomstick, the easiest of tricks.

The only problem? Eva only has a pinch of magic. She summons heads of cabbage instead of flowers and gets a sunburn instead of calling down rain. And to add insult to injury, whenever she overuses her magic, she falls asleep.

When she lands on the tranquil coastal town of Auteri, the residents expect a powerful witch, not a semi-magical girl. So Eva comes up with a plan: set up a magical repair shop to aid Auteri and prove she's worthy. She may have more blood than magic, but her "semi-magical fixes" repair the lives of the townspeople in ways they never could have imagined. Only, Eva's bit of magic may not be enough when the biggest magical storm in history threatens the town she's grown to love. Eva must conjure up all of the magic, bravery, and cleverness she can muster or Auteri and her dreams of becoming a witch will wash away with the storm.

About Julie Abe

Julie Abe is the author of the EVA EVERGREEN, SEMI-MAGICAL WITCH middle grade fantasy series; the middle grade fantasy ALLIANA, GIRL OF DRAGONS; and the young adult novel THE CHARMED LIST. She has lived in Silicon Valley, spent many humid summers in Japan, and currently basks in the sunshine of Southern California with never enough books or tea. Keep up with Julie's latest books and adventures at instagram.com/julieabebooks or sign up for her newsletter at julieabebooks.com/newsletter.

The Wise Owl Tween Book Club is a book club for tweens 8-12 years old, featuring a diverse selection of books and exciting opportunities to meet with the author! Keep an eye on our calendar for future book clubs, author visits, and fun events!