a wizard's guide to defensive baking by t kingfisher

'.you walk away going 'Damn, that was good but there's a new layer of trauma living inside me. Kingfisher, where have you been all my life?'THE BOOK SMUGGLERS knack for creating colorful, instantly memorable characters, and inhuman creatures capable of inspiring awe and wonder.'NPR BOOKS if you are looking to be charmed and delighted.'LOCUS And in an embattled city suddenly bereft of wizards, the assassin may be the least of Mona's worries. An assassin is stalking the streets of Mona's city, preying on magic folk, and it appears that Mona is his next target. She has a comfortable life in her aunt's bakery making gingerbread men dance.īut Mona's life is turned upside down when she finds a dead body on the bakery floor. Her familiar is a sourdough starter and her magic only works on bread. She can't control lightning or speak to water.

Here is a quick description and cover image of book A Wizard’s Guide to Defensive Baking written by T. Winner of the Cóyotl Award for Best Novelįourteen-year-old Mona isn't like the wizards charged with defending the city. Brief Summary of Book: A Wizard’s Guide to Defensive Baking by T. Winner of the Mythopoeic Award for Children's Literature She has a comfortable life in her aunt’s bakery making gingerbread men dance. She can’t control lightning or speak to water. Winner of the Dragon Award Best Young Adult / Middle Grade Novel Fourteen-year-old Mona isn’t like the wizards charged with defending the city. Winner of the Locus Award for Young Adult Fiction Winner of the Andre Norton Nebula Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction Winner of the 2021 Lodestar Award for Best Young Adult Book But Mona's life is turned upside down when she finds a dead body on the bakery floor. She has a comfortable life in her aunt's bakery making gingerbread men dance. About the Book Fourteen-year-old Mona isn't like the wizards charged with defending the city.

A wizard's guide to defensive baking by t kingfisher