The morning Nora Ratcliff finds a baby in the flowerpot on her front steps her life changes forever. She had always wanted a child, but after her husband passed away, she never thought she would have one. She decides to keep the baby and call her Mabel. As Mabel grows up to everyone's surprise she shows a distinct talent for magic. Before long it also becomes clear that Mabel has a mind of her own.
When Mabel is accepted to the prestigious witch school, Ruthersfield Academy, she excels at the magic curriculum but is constantly in trouble for experimenting and inventing her own potions. One day she is asked to write a paper on her magical roots and discovers the truth of her birth. In rebellion, Mabels changes her name to Magnolia and tries to undertstand who could have left her in the flowerpot.
Mabel comes to see that it doesn't matter where you came from, and that the best families are people who look after each other and love each other.

 

This book is part of a book series called Poppy Pendle .

This book has been graded for interest at 8-12 years.

There are 304 pages in this book. This book was published 2017 by Simon & Schuster .

Natasha Lowe knew as a child that she wanted to be either a writer, an adventurer, or to open a fancy teashop. So she did a little bit of everything, traveling from her native London to America where she ran The Tea House bed and breakfast and wowed guests with her grandmother's shortbread recipe. She lives in Massachusetts with her husband and four children. She is the author of the Poppy Pendle series and Lucy Castor Finds Her Sparkle.