Critics are raving about Laurie Forests incredible debut, The Black Witch:"Elloren learns to question authority and Gardnerian history, while developing real empathy for different races and species. Forest uses a richly imagined magical world to offer an uncompromising condemnation of prejudice and injustice."—Booklist, starred review"Exquisite character work, an elaborate mythology, and a spectacularly rendered universe make this a noteworthy debut, which argues passionately against fascism and xenophobia."—Publishers Weekly, starred review"This briskly paced, tightly plotted novel enacts the transformative power of education, creating engaging characters set in a rich alternative universe with a complicated history that can help us better understand our own."—Kirkus Reviews, starred reviewA new Black Witch will rise...her powers vast beyond imagining.Elloren...