Willa of the Wood

By Robert Beatty

Book Overview

From #1 New York Times best-selling author Robert Beatty comes a thrilling new series set in the magical world of Serafina.

Move without a sound. Steal without a trace.

Willa, a young night-spirit of the Great Smoky Mountains, is her clan's best thief. She creeps into the homes of day-folk under cover of darkness and takes what they won't miss. It's dangerous work--the day-folk kill whatever they do not understand--but Willa will do anything to win the approval of the padaran, the charismatic leader of the Faeran people.

When Willa's curiosity leaves her hurt and stranded in the day world, she calls upon an ancient, unbreakable bond to escape. Only then does she discover the truth: not all day-folk are the same, and the foundations that have guarded the Faeran for eons are under attack.

As forces of unfathomable destruction encroach on her home, Willa must decide who she truly is. To save the day-folk family that has become her own--and lift the curse that has robbed her people of their truth--Willa will meet deadly force with trusted alliance, violence with shelter, and an ever-changing world with a steady heartbeat of courage.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1368009476
• ISBN13: 9781368009478
• Release Date: June 2019
• Publisher: Disney Hyperion
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 0.93 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.1" x 7.5"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7

Customer Reviews

Willa Expands the World of Serafina

I thoroughly enjoyed the "Serafina" books, but Robert Beatty has upped his game. Set in the same mountains as his previous series, "Willa" introduces another fierce [but loveable] young heroine who belongs to a tribe of the "Faeran", a very old race that has been in the mountains since before the coming of the settlers [and possibly the Cherokee]. Old dark secrets come to light as Willa is torn between the cultures of the Faeran and a settler who befriends her. Beatty vividly describes the setting: living in South Carolina, I have visited the NC mountains more than a few times, and he does them justice.