A Witch Forgotten, by M A Shieldhouse

Fablehaven meets Archibald Finch in this fantasy novel for 11-13 year olds, about a girl who doesn’t believe in magic … until she discovers she’s a witch.

Thirteen-year-old Annabel Wood wishes her sister, Lottie, would stop making up stories about seeing faeries—especially now the First World War has forced them out of their home in London to live at mysterious Morven Manor with an uncle they’ve never met before.

When Lottie insists she hears singing at the strange standing stones on the outskirts of the village, it becomes clear to Annabel the country air has done nothing to stop her sister’s overactive imagination.

But then Lottie disappears, and Annabel is thrown into a world of magic and witchcraft.

With the help of the local baker’s boy, his eccentric granny, and a host of magical creatures, Annabel discovers a sinister mystery that only she can unravel—and Lottie’s disappearance is just the beginning.

'Reminiscent of The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett—with a touch more magic—this tale swings her gates wide to welcome us. A Witch Forgotten reminds us that through our courageous departures, we may come home.'
—L. E. Daniels, author of Serpent's Wake: A Tale for the Bitten & Bram Stoker Awards® Nominee