13 Witchy Fiction Books For Teens
Would you like to bundle up in the dark this Halloween season and read some stories about witches? We have 13 books for you about all kinds of witches, from all over the world. Some of these witches are already infamous (like Sabrina, Baba Yaga, and the Wicked Witch of the West); some, you may be meeting for the very first time. Some are as evil as you would expect, while others have hidden layers that might surprise you!
Season of the Witch (The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina) by Sarah Rees Brennan
This prequel novel to the Netflix series tells the story of a 15-year-old girl named Sabrina Spellman, who is worried about leaving her normal life behind. That's because it will soon be time for Sabrina to sign away her soul and attend the Academy of Unseen Arts. She's just not sure if she’s ready yet.
Labyrinth Lost by Zoraida Cordova
A Brooklyn girl named Alex comes from a family of brujas (witches), but would rather have a normal life with no magic. During her Deathday celebration, Alex tries to reject magic instead of embracing it, accidentally sending her family to Los Lagos (the underworld).
The Wicked Deep by Shea Ernshaw
The town of Sparrow has been cursed for generations. After three sisters were publicly executed in the 1800s, their spirits return once a year to possess three living girls, who then lure three boys into the sea to drown. The same thing will happen again this year… unless Penny can finally break the curse.
Grimoire Noir by Vera Greentea & Yana Bogatch
Bucky lives in the town of Blackwell, where girls have magical powers but boys are ordinary. When Bucky’s sister is kidnapped, their mother cries so much that her tears threaten to flood the whole town. Bucky will do anything to find his sister, even if it means risking his life.
Sea Witch by Sarah Henning
Most of us know the sea witch as the evil creature that took the little mermaid’s voice in exchange for her ability to walk on land. But who was the sea witch before she met that mermaid? This tells the story of a poor girl named Evie, who hid her magic from the world before she became a strange creature powerful enough to destroy the sea.
How to Hang a Witch by Adriana Mather
When Samantha Mather visits Salem for the first time, she discovers that having the Mather name makes her instantly unpopular with the locals. When people start having accidents and even dying around her, the people who just distrusted Sam now begin to blame her.
Dorothy Must Die by D.M. Paige
When Amy is pulled out of her trailer park by a tornado and crash lands in Oz, she finds a world that is gray, desolate, and dangerous. She is another girl from Kansas, following in Dorothy’s footsteps. As Amy explores this world, she learns the Good and Wicked Witches aren’t living up to their reputations, and that Dorothy might not have been a hero, after all.
Out of Salem by Hal Schrieve
Since becoming a zombie, genderqueer 14-year-old Z has lost both their magic and most of their friends. Most monsters in Salem have to hide their identity in order to stay safe—like Aysel, Z's classmate, who has long concealed the fact she is a werewolf. Can friendship help both teens survive a hostile world?
These Witches Don’t Burn by Isabel Sterling
Veronica works at the Fly By Night Cauldron, selling candles, incense, crystals and more to witches and tourists. But she is an Elemental, so she knows what’s really magic and what’s not. Her life was already complicated by her breakup with Veronica, but it’s going to get a lot worse when she learns she’ll have to work with her ex to track down a dangerous Blood Witch.
Toil & Trouble: 15 Tales of Women & Witchcraftedited by Jessica Spotswood & Tess Sharpe
This diverse collection of witch tales is set in the past, present, and future. Authors like Brandy Colbert, Nova Ren Suma, and Brenna Yovanoff tell different kinds of stories about good witches, bad witches, and everything in between.
The Waking Forest by Alyssa Wees
Rhea is afraid to fall asleep at night because her nightmares are so terrifying and vivid. The Witch of Wishes lives in the forest, waiting for children to visit and ask her to grant their wishes. When Rhea’s family members start to disappear, it sets Rhea on a collision course with the witch, changing both of their lives forever.
Bring Me Their Hearts by Sara Wolf
When Zera was 16 years old, she and her family were murdered by bandits. But a witch named Nightsinger saved Zera by taking her heart. For the last three years, Zera has not grown any older, and is bound to the witch who saved her life. Now, Nightsinger makes Zera an impossible offer: to take a prince’s heart in exchange for her own.
Finding Baba Yaga: A Short Novel in Verse by Jane Yolen
Unhappy at home, Natasha runs away into the woods. Thre, she finds a strange woman living in a house that can walk around on chicken feet, and which seems to have a personality of its own. Natasha decides to live with the old woman in this weird and magical place, but soon wonders if her new life will fall apart, too.
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