Red may not know who her true family is but she's determined to find out where she belongs in
this story about magic nature family love and betrayal. There Flies the Witch will enchant
fans of Erin Entrada Kelly Tae Keller and Grace Lin. Red doesn't remember who she is or where
she came from. In fact her only memory is a terrifying repeating dream of a threatening
shadow and a foggy field. But after many years she wonders if that's just something she made
up. Red does know that she now belongs with Yakaka the witch who rescued Red when she was a
little girl. Full of power and magic Yakaka travels the world healing the planet when it
calls for her help. Yakaka carries Red between the wings on her back during these journeys
teaching her the skills of witchcraft storytelling and healing-skills Red can never seem to
master. After a dangerous mission leads to Yakaka and Red's falling from a great height and
into the stormy ocean Red wakes up alone on a seemingly deserted island. Days later a young
boy and his mother find Red and help her recover. For the first time Red has a friend her own
age to play with and a chance to live a different kind of life. But what happened to Yakaka?
Mayonn Paasewe-Valchev explores themes of family identity belonging and resilience in this
truly extraordinary coming-of-age story for readers of Kelly Barnhill's The Girl Who Drank the
Moon Lauren Wolk's Beyond the Bright Sea and Laurel Snyder's Orphan Island.
