Troubled Girls of Dragomir by Anne Ursu (Hardcover)

Why Should I Like It?

The Short Reason

Fantasy • Award-winning author  • Girl Power

The Longer Reason

From the acclaimed author of The Real Boy and The Lost Girl comes a wondrous and provocative fantasy about a kingdom beset by monsters, a mysterious school, and a girl caught in between them.

If no one notices Marya Lupu, it’s likely because of her brother, Luka. And that’s because of what everyone knows: that Luka is destined to become a sorcerer.

The Lupus might be from a small village far from the capital city of Illyria, but that doesn’t matter. Every young boy born in the kingdom holds the potential for the rare ability to wield magic, to protect the country from the terrifying force known only as the Dread…

A Parents Magazine Best Book of 2021
A Kirkus Reviews Top Ten Middle Grade of 2021
An Indie Next Pick