The Gilded Girl

Every December when the kindling winds blow, the twelve-year-olds spark. A select few are prepared to kindle, while the rest will snuff as they have to do. This is how it has always been. Until now…

Twelve-year-old Emma Harris has everything she could ever want: a kind father, beautiful clothes, books, and toys, and best of all, a place at the elite school, Miss Posterity’s Academy For Practical Magic, where meals must be magicked to be eaten and cross stitches change daily. Here she will learn all she can about harnessing her magic, and when the kindling winds blow, she’ll be ready to face them. At least, she hopes so.

Izzy is a fearless and determined Twelve-year-old servant at Miss Posterity’s academy for practical magic. Society dictates that this December, her magic will be snuffed, something Izzy refuses to accept. Yet only the rich can learn the kindling dance-so how can she learn it herself?

Then Emma’s father dies suddenly, leaving her penniless and forced to repay her debts to miss Posterity by working alongside Izzy as a servant. The two girl’s lives collide in ways they would never had imagined, and with Emma’s knowledge and Izzy’s determination, the girls reluctantly to try to kindle-together. So they set out, making new friends -including a talking cat (also known as a house dragon)- and learning new things along the way. So, when the time comes, will they kindle or snuff? And when another student’s kindling goes awry with dangerous results, will they be able to save their friends-and their enemies? Find out in this beautiful, heartfelt, astounding book that you won’t want to put down.