The youngest warlock to ever wield lightning, fourteen-year-old Anna Atticus Stone dreams of attending the prestigious Academy of Arcane Arts.
Except her life's a mess. She's friendless, her older sister keeps knocking her teeth out, and her parents constantly argue.
Anna endures the chaos by studying for the coming academy entrance trials. A pass will mean friends, warlock tournaments, and exploring a thousand-year-old academy-maybe even solving a mystery or two.
But when she discovers her father carries an ancient and powerful secret intended for only
one
daughter-a secret her sister will do anything to possess-Anna finds herself in a desperate fight for her family . . . and her very future.