SuitabookBelonging and intersex identity
Katybird is an intersex girl who worries that her magical ability may not develop and about her place in her family’s witching tradition.
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Ash Van Otterloo - Author
This is a spooky, folksy fantasy about two girls whose quarrel unleashes a graveyard full of angry ancestors. The story pairs that supernatural danger with questions of friendship, family history and finding a place to belong.
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Sign in for personalised guidanceThis is a spooky, folksy fantasy about two girls whose quarrel unleashes a graveyard full of angry ancestors. The story pairs that supernatural danger with questions of friendship, family history and finding a place to belong.
Katybird is an intersex girl who worries that her magical ability may not develop and about her place in her family’s witching tradition.
Delpha and Katybird belong to rival witching families; their quarrel unleashes the hex, and they must work together to try to put things right.
The fantasy danger includes a hex that resurrects angry ancestors intent on destruction, described as rampaging zombies. The story also includes Delpha’s family money troubles and prejudice directed at Katybird for being intersex.
This is a grounded book brief while Suitabook strengthens the analysis: the book’s treatment of its main themes is not yet firm enough; some draft conclusions still depend on unresolved evidence.
Anything not established here remains open; it is not being treated as absent or safe.