RAMPAGING ORCS. SAVAGE BEASTLIES. AND... STUDENTS?
In the heart of a Kingdom on the verge of another long and brutal war lies Barrett's Academy, an elite boarding school where the sons and daughters of the ruling clans study alchemy, medicine, and battle. There, each student is given a beastly, a child's closest companion and most trusted ally. A beastly might be a savage bull, a bloodthirsty hyena, or even a gentle healing monkey. Some can fight, some can talk, but all are fiercely loyal.
Our hero, Sadie Lynch, desperately wants a beastly. She wants to train at the Academy, so she can grow up to become a Warrior and lead armies against the orcs.
But Sadie Lynch is no noble.
She's a taverner's daughter, which means if she wants to join Barrett's Academy, she'll need a scholarship. Plus, she soon learns that anger triggers her magical power: fire. That may sound exciting, but for her, it's terrifying. Because in this world, magic isn't fun and whimsical; it's a weapon of war, wielded by wizards and priestesses, not little girls. So, if Sadie wants to survive amongst the Kingdom's elite, she must learn to repress the rage that could unleash hell at any moment...
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**Also, I want to give a shout out to Leah McPherson, the first kid to read my book. You rock, Leah!**
|*|*|WATTYS 2021 SHORTLIST|*|*| (Over 100k words; Completed - 4/2/2021) Lily's cousin, Jasmine, comes to live with Lily and her family after something terrible happens to her mother. Jasmine is excited to be living with Lily but having to transfer school in your sixth year is going to be a hard transition for Jasmine even with her cousin by her side, especially when one Marauder in particular won't leave her alone.
Book 1 in the From Beaubaton to Hogwarts Series
Sequel is now up - The Ultimate Year.
Warning: Some mentions of child abuse (physical and emotional) and alcohol abuse as well as some coarse language, but there is not much a lot of it and I don't go into much detail of the abuse.