The Ones We Burn

From New York Times bestselling YA author Rebecca Mix comes the first book in a breathtaking middle grade fantasy duology about a young fairy who has always lived in her heroic grandmother’s shadow but now must step up and embark on a quest to save her mother from the ever-creeping mold overtaking their world. The mold takes all.Twelve-year-old fairy Canary Mossheart knows this better than most. A few years ago, the mold took her papa, and even her famous, former-chosen-one Gran never found a cure. So when Ary's beloved mama falls ill, Ary decides it’s taken enough. Armed with only a bucket and a prayer, she sneaks out to find a magical, underground lake whose healing waters are straight out of Gran’s adventures. But when Ary gets there, the lake’s bone dry, and instead of healing waters, she finds a terrifying secret: Her entire world is actually trapped inside a giant terrarium—one they were meant to leave centuries ago. Worse, Gran knew and hid the truth, dooming Ary and her generation to a dying, rotting world.Now, allied with only her doomsday-obsessed frenemy, a timid pill bug, and a particularly grumpy newt, Ary has one week to unravel the clues and find a way out of the terrarium—or they’ll be trapped for good. Perfect for readers who loved Brandon Mull's Fablehaven, The City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau, and Endling: The Last by Katherine Applegate.- A Breathtaking Eco-Fantasy: Discover a world trapped inside a giant terrarium, where a creeping mold is destroying everything and the only hope lies in escaping a home that’s turning into a tomb.- A Desperate Race Against Time: With her mother growing sicker and only one week to find an exit, Ary must unravel clues left by the one person she can no longer trust: her own grandmother.- A Magical Coming of Age Story: From a timid girl stealing mushrooms to a brave adventurer on a mission, Ary must find her own courage to save everyone she loves.- Found Family: Joined by her doomsday-obsessed frenemy Owl and a shy-but-sturdy pill bug named Shrimp, Ary learns that the most unexpected allies can become the family you need most.

An instant New York Times bestseller!<BR> <BR>Love and duty collide in this richly imagined young adult debut about a witch whose dark powers put her at the center of a brewing war between the only family she’s ever known and the enemy who makes her question everything. Featuring a brand-new short story and character art!<BR><BR>Monster. Butcher. Bloodwinn.<BR> <BR>Ranka is tired of death. All she wants is to be left alone, living out her days in Witchik’s wild north with the coven that raised her, attempting to forget the horrors of her past. But when she is named Bloodwinn, the next treaty bride to the human kingdom of Isodal, her coven sends her south with a single directive: kill him. Easy enough, for a blood-witch whose magic compels her to kill.<BR> <BR>Except the prince is gentle, kind, and terrified of her. He doesn’t want to marry Ranka; he doesn’t want to be king at all. And it’s his sister—the wickedly smart, infuriatingly beautiful Princess Aramis—who seems to be the real threat.<BR> <BR>But when witches start turning up dead, murdered by a mysterious, magical plague, Aramis makes Ranka an offer: help her develop a cure, and in return, she’ll help Ranka learn to contain her deadly magic. As the coup draws nearer and the plague spreads, Ranka is forced to question everything she thought she knew about her power, her past, and who she’s meant to fight for. Soon, she will have to decide between the coven that raised her and the princess who sees beyond the monster they shaped her to be.<BR> <BR>But as the bodies pile up, a monster may be exactly what they need.

'Feral and tender' Chloe Gong<BR><BR>I am the monster. I am the shield. I am the knife in the dark.<BR><BR>** A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER **<BR><BR> Ranka is tired of death. All she wants now is to be left alone, living out her days in Witchik's wild north with the coven that raised her, attempting to forget the horrors of her past. But when she is named Bloodwinn, the next treaty bride to the human kingdom of Isodal, her coven sends her south with a single directive: kill him. Easy enough, for a blood-witch whose magic compels her to kill.<BR><BR> Except the prince is gentle, kind, and terrified of her. He doesn't want to marry Ranka; he doesn't want to be king at all. And it's his sister - the wickedly smart, infuriatingly beautiful Princess Aramis - who seems to be real threat.<BR><BR> But when witches start turning up dead, murdered by a mysterious, magical plague, Aramis makes Ranka an offer: help her develop a cure, and in return, she'll teach Ranka to contain her deadly magic. But as the coup draws nearer and the plague spreads, Ranka is forced to question everything she thought she knew about her power, her past, and who she's meant to fight for. Soon, she will have choose between the coven that raised her - and the princess who sees beyond the monster they shaped her to be. But as the bodies pile up, a monster may be exactly what they need.<BR><BR>PRAISE FOR THE ONES WE BURN <BR><BR>'One of the freshest YA fantasies I've read in years' Natasha Ngan<BR><BR>'Romantic, brutal, and hopeful' Hannah Whitten<BR><BR>'I love this book. Rebecca Mix is a writer to watch' Adrienne Tooley<BR><BR>'As beautiful as it is fierce' Adalyn Grace