Healer and Witch

"Healer and Witch" follows fifteen-year-old Sylvie, a trusted healer in her medieval French village, who is also whispered to be "witchy." After the death of her grandmother and a tragic attempt to heal her mother's grief with magic, Sylvie leaves her home to find a teacher. Her quest is fraught with strange alliances, powerful temptations, danger, and deceit, forcing her to confront external threats and internal doubts. Ultimately, Sylvie learns to trust her own wisdom and power in a world that seeks to limit her. This 304-page chapter book explores themes of grief, identity, courage, and the complexities of magic versus societal perception.

"Sylvie and her mother and grandmother are beloved, trusted healers in their medieval French village, though some whisper that fifteen-year-old Sylvie and her grand-mere deal in more than herbs and medicines. Perhaps they re a bit...witchy? After her grandmother dies, and an attempt to use magic to heal her mother s grief brooks tragic consequences, Sylvie leaves her village in search of a teacher. The journey subjects her to strange alliances, powerful temptations, danger, and deceit. In the end, there may be only one wise woman Sylvie can trust in a world that would define her limits: herself."--