![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The heroine of the new book is Willa, a 12-year-old girl orphaned as a young child. The mix of mountain folklore and magic gives you a feeling of lost knowledge just out of reach. Like the earlier books, this one intertwines real-life locations during the late nineteenth century, adding a slight paranormal twist to show us a world that is just-this-side-of-fantasy. While the setting of the Serafina books is the Biltmore Estate and the surrounding Blue Ridge Mountains near Asheville, North Carolina, Willa of the Wood takes place in the nearby Great Smoky Mountains. Beatty’s enchanting Serafina books, which I have reviewed previously. Willa of the Wood, the latest novel by Robert Beatty, was published by Disney-Hyperion on July 10th, and has already spent two weeks on the New York Times bestseller list. A New Young Adult Novel by the Best-Selling Author of the Serafina Series Reading Time: 3 minutes Cover art for ‘Willa of the Wood’. ![]()
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