Witches of Brooklyn: Spell of a Time

Effie is a tween witch-in-training in Brooklyn, and a new school year has just started. It brings new friends and new lessons, plus more magic than she expected. Every time she thinks she has the hang of her magical life, another surprise turns up.

The latest is that she can understand animals and talk back to them. While her class visits Coney Island, a group of seagulls nearby chatter about a mermaid who has gone missing, and Effie catches every word.

Effie decides to find the mermaid and bring her home. Her friend Garance, another witch-in-training, joins the search, along with the talkative seagulls and a helpful turtle.

Alongside the rescue, Effie keeps puzzling over whether her powers make her a good witch or a bad one, and what the answer means for her future. This is a graphic novel with a light, comic tone, aimed at tween readers. It is the fourth book in the Witches of Brooklyn series, after S'More Magic and before Curse and Reverse.