Michelle Knudsen
Michelle Knudsen is a New York Times best-selling author of 50+ books for young readers and a writer of speculative short fiction for adults. Her titles include the award-winning Library Lion (Time magazine’s 100 Best Children’s Books of All Time), The Dragon of Trelian (Kids’ Indie Next List; VOYA Top Shelf Fiction for Middle School Readers), and Evil Librarian (YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults; Sid Fleischman Humor Award). Her latest books are the middle grade fantasy novel Into the Wild Magic and the young adult novel Cursed Princess Club: A Most Unusual Princess. A lifelong musical theater lover, Michelle is thrilled that two of her books have now been made into musicals! (Visit her website for more info and upcoming performance dates!) She lives in Brooklyn, New York, with three humans, two cats, and one snake. Find her on Instagram @michelle.knudsen, Bluesky @michelleknudsen.bsky.social, or at michelleknudsen.com.
Into the Wild Magic
When eleven-year-old Bevvy meets new girl Cat, she has no idea she’s in for the adventure of a lifetime. She soon learns that Cat can open portals into another world. It’s a place of magic, shapeshifters, dragons, and more, but unlike the fantasy lands Bevvy escapes to in her beloved books, Lorelkey is terrifyingly real. The girls are swept up in a magical war as more and more of Cat’s secrets are revealed, and Bevvy must learn to trust herself and her own possible magic to help save both their lives and those of everyone she’s come to care about.