A Julia Eccleshare Pick of the Month February 2022
The School of Extraordinary Arts may sounds quite normal. In fact, it is a Witch School! Bea has arrived there by accident just because her father enrolled her at it rather than Spellshire Academy – it is all quite a witchy place! As a result, Bea spends every day in a world where she is never sure exactly what will happen next…There is loads of magic, heaps of surprises and an abundance of friendship. No wonder Bea loves every minute of her time there. And readers will love her glorious adventures too.
Diary of an Accidental Witch: Flying High Synopsis
Monday 1st November
There's only fifty days until the Winter Solstice, the longest and witchiest night of the year. But before that there's the Grand Tournament - the biggest and sportiest day in the witchy calendar! And I can't wait!
Bea Black is all settled into her new life in Little Spellshire, a town with a magical secret. She's made tonnes of friends at witch school, learned how to levitate frogs (just about) and been working hard on polishing up her broom skills. So when the Winter Solstice Grand Tournament rolls round, she's ready to rise to the next challenge and fly high. But then Ms Sparks decides that this year's tournament will be a bit ... er ... different. That is, it won't be an Extraordinary Grand Tournament at all, but rather a very ordinary sports day with Spellshire Academy! With magic firmly forbidden and rivalry reaching new heights, who will emerge victorious? And more importantly, will Bea's friendship with her best non-witchy friend Ash survive the competition?
Honor and Perdita Cargill are a daughter/mother writing partnership.
Originally from the Scottish Highlands, Perdita spent many years as a barrister before turning to writing fiction.
Honor, having recently graduated from Oxford, is working on fiction and non-fiction writing projects as well as studying for a Masters at The Courtauld Institute.
