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The Witch Boy #[nn]
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeThis debut volume of the Witch Boy Trilogy introduces Aster, a young boy in a magical family where girls become witches and boys become shapeshifters. Defying tradition, Aster secretly pursues his forbidden interest in witchery, leading to a story about identity, acceptance, and breaking gender norms. The graphic novel collects the complete first arc of the series, originally published in 2017 by Scholastic Graphix.
In "The Witch Boy," young Aster defies tradition in his family, where only women practice magic and men shift shape. Drawn to the mystical arts despite the rules, he secretly studies spells—until a mysterious creature kidnaps his male cousins. With the help of a brave non-magical girl, Aster must summon courage and creativity to trap the beast, uncovering a hidden family secret that challenges everything he thought he knew. Written and illustrated by Molly Knox Ostertag, with cover art by Molly Knox Ostertag and Phil Falco, this 2017 issue marks a pivotal moment in a story where magic, identity, and tradition collide.
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Males in Aster's extended family are shapeshifters, while females work magic. Aster, who is fascinated by magic, attempts to learn on the sly. When an unknown being kidnaps his male cousins, he enlists the help of a non-magical girl and attacks the monster, completing a magic circle to trap the monster within. Grandmother reveals that the monster is her brother, who spurned the family on being denied the chance to study magic. She rules that Aster may break tradition, and study as he chooses.
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