Lucy Lancaster Has a Secret - by Willow Coven

About the Book

Includes excerpt from "Lucy Lancaster and the stormy day."

Book Synopsis

Lucy Lancaster, Heidi Heckelbeck's best friend, discovers her own magic in this first book in a chapter book series full of magical mishaps and everyday childhood adventures.

Lucy Lancaster is good at being a lot of things. She's a best friend, a stellar student, and a budding Super Flag Tag athlete. But there is one thing she hadn't planned on being: magic!

One day, mayhem breaks out after Lucy develops a mysterious case of the hiccups that have the magical power to make her dreams and nightmares come true. Luckily, a fellow witch lends a hand, and Lucy learns how to cast her very first spell and get things back under control!

With easy-to-read language and illustrations on almost every page, the Lucy Lancaster chapter books are perfect for beginning readers.

Review Quotes

"Engaging characters, a well-crafted setting, and quick pacing perfectly suit the target audience..."--Kirkus Review "11/1/24"

"Lucy's sweet perspective on controlling what you can (like your first spell) and rolling with the rest lends a gentle social-emotional learning lesson to this series starter." --Booklist "12/1/2024"

"This series opener is perfect for early and relucant readers...The illustrations are full of animation and expression. This is a good read-aloud, even for youngsters to read to their adults."--School Library Journal "12/1/24"

"This series spinoff still brings the magic."--Kirkus Reviews "11/1/2024"

About the Author

Willow Coven cast her first spell at six years old, when she tried to transform her bowl of cereal into a towering stack of pancakes. The spell didn't work, but it did awaken her lifelong love for all things magical and mystical. Willow lives in New York City, where she lives next door to a café that serves chocolate chip pancakes with raspberry jam.

Priscilla Burris is the illustrator and author-illustrator of many books for children. She attributes her love of children's books and library visits to the East Los Angeles Library. Priscilla loves her role of creating characters and stories for readers everywhere. She lives in sunny Arizona, where she finds the sunrises and sunsets awe-inspiring.