When the sacred ritual shatters, five misfit shifters have six weeks to save their school—or magic dies forever.
Fifteen-year-old Holly Prancer has spent her whole life proving she belongs at North Pole Academy. Being the headmaster's daughter helps. Being half-human? Not so much. Reindeer shifters don't exactly welcome "weak bloodlines" into their exclusive traditions.
But when the 500-year-old Winter Flight Trials catastrophically fail, Holly finds herself leading an impossible team:
Marcus—the legacy student whose father leads Santa's actual sleigh team, carrying expectations no teenager should bear.
Silas—the dangerous transfer student expelled from his last school, whose ice magic makes him a threat to everyone around him.
Ezra—Holly's childhood best friend, who's half-Fae, which means he's "not shifter enough" for the purebloods.
Cole—Holly's thirteen-year-old brother, who thinks this is all his fault.
The campus wards are failing. The northern lights have gone dark. And ancient magic that's protected their school for centuries is collapsing piece by piece.
They have until winter solstice to fix the broken ritual; six weeks to achieve what no one has done in half a millennium. The catch? The magic rejects everything the adults try. Only these five students can restore it.
But the old ways don't work anymore. To save North Pole Academy, these misfits will have to do the impossible: create a new ritual that honors tradition while proving that being different isn't a weakness, it's exactly what magic needs.
Perfect for fans of shifter academies, found family, and magic that demands you be yourself.
A standalone novel in the Mystical Society series—where every academy has its own magic, and every misfit finds their power. It is also a spinoff of the North Pole University series.
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Genre: Young Adult Fantasy
Fifteen-year-old Holly Prancer has spent her whole life proving she belongs at North Pole Academy. Being the headmaster's daughter helps. Being half-human? Not so much. Reindeer shifters don't exactly welcome "weak bloodlines" into their exclusive traditions.
But when the 500-year-old Winter Flight Trials catastrophically fail, Holly finds herself leading an impossible team:
Marcus—the legacy student whose father leads Santa's actual sleigh team, carrying expectations no teenager should bear.
Silas—the dangerous transfer student expelled from his last school, whose ice magic makes him a threat to everyone around him.
Ezra—Holly's childhood best friend, who's half-Fae, which means he's "not shifter enough" for the purebloods.
Cole—Holly's thirteen-year-old brother, who thinks this is all his fault.
The campus wards are failing. The northern lights have gone dark. And ancient magic that's protected their school for centuries is collapsing piece by piece.
They have until winter solstice to fix the broken ritual; six weeks to achieve what no one has done in half a millennium. The catch? The magic rejects everything the adults try. Only these five students can restore it.
But the old ways don't work anymore. To save North Pole Academy, these misfits will have to do the impossible: create a new ritual that honors tradition while proving that being different isn't a weakness, it's exactly what magic needs.
Perfect for fans of shifter academies, found family, and magic that demands you be yourself.
A standalone novel in the Mystical Society series—where every academy has its own magic, and every misfit finds their power. It is also a spinoff of the North Pole University series.
Stay in the loop! Join Marie-Hélène's newsletter for writing updates, sales, upcoming events, and special promotions. www.mhlebeault.com
Genre: Young Adult Fantasy