by Noelle Monét
Harper grew up loving her grandma Gigi’s stories about pretty brown girls with magic from the stars, but they were just that—stories…until Gigi’s sudden death awakens a dangerous power building beneath Harper’s skin. Desperate for answers, Harper finds herself drawn to an elite boarding school in the Appalachian Mountains. A school that Gigi herself attended, and one rumored to be haunted by the ghosts of witches past. Harper arrives at Black Mountain Academy determined to learn about her burg
Genres: Queer/LGBTQ+, Young Adult/YA Fantasy
Tropes: Hidden Power Awakening, Dark Secrets, Witches, ghosts, Coming Into Powers, Haunted Castle, Academy Setting
ISBN: 9781665979856
496 pages
Published: 2026-08-18
Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books