Wicked Never Waits (School for Wicked Witches Series #2)

by Will Taylor

Overview

Perfect for fans of WICKED, WITCHLINGS, and THE WIZARD OF OZ, this magical series returns with magical adventures, friendship feuds, and a whole lot more.

After making her escape from the School for Wicked Witches, Ava has realized that it might be the right place for her, after all. But her return isn't triumphant -- if anything, she's more behind than ever. When things start to go very wrong at the school, Ava discovers she may be able to save the day... but only if she pairs up with Tinabella, her friend-turned-enemy. What's a young witch to do?

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781339042695
Publisher:	Scholastic, Inc.
Publication date:	02/04/2025
Series:	School for Wicked Witches Series , #2
Pages:	224
Product dimensions:	7.50(w) x 5.20(h) x 0.70(d)
Age Range:	8 - 12 Years

About the Author

Will Taylor is a huge fan of wicked witches. His other books include the award-winning The Language of Seabirds. He lives in Seattle.

Editorial Reviews

Praise for The Language of Seabirds:

* "Jeremy's entry into adolescence is warm and triumphant without offering pat solutions or platitudes. A wonderful, tender story about changing relationships." --Kirkus Reviews, starred review

* "Via a leisurely third-person narration that effectively conjures the agony of first texts and the emotional awkwardness of adolescence, Taylor (Maggie & Abby’s Neverending Pillow Fort) writes with vulnerability the conflict of being in-between." --Publishers Weekly, starred review

"An atmospheric LGBTQIA+ romance perfect for all middle grade and young adult collections." --School Library Journal

"A warm-hearted story that affirms and celebrates a tender relationship between two boys." --The Horn Book

From the Publisher

2024-11-23
The adventures of rebellious 11-year-old water witch Ava Heartstraw continue.

The second book in the series picks up where the first ended: Ava, Crow Backpatch, and Henry Buffle return to Swickwit, the School for Wicked Witches, after realizing they didn’t belong at West Oz Witch Academy after all. But going back to the magical school, which is surrounded by a boiling lake and broken glass hills, comes with consequences. Ava and her friends must attend detention each day until they’ve repaired every brick from the Yellow Brick Road that was destroyed in their initial escape. While the first-year witches catch up on their classes, the evil Vivienne Morderay schemes to find a book that she’s convinced is kept at Swickwit, one that contains the secrets to becoming the most powerful witch in Oz. After their falling-out in the first book, Ava and her roommate, Tinabella, have made up, and now they’ll need to work together to face off against Morderay in a battle for the powerful book. Both young witches contend with their pride and ambition as they navigate a treacherous school campus that’s locked in Wicked Mode, alongside Crow, Henry, and the Moldy Horse. Clever entrapments and magical obstacles abound, although new plot points overshadow the development of some of the original characters. A cliffhanger ending will leave readers ready for more. The fantasy-diverse characters are varied in appearance.

A humorous, lightly characterized sequel that explores good and evil.(Fantasy. 8-12)

Kirkus Reviews