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Karah Sutton

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Lexington, Kentucky

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Children's, Fantasy, Mystery

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November 2019

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Karah Sutton is a New Zealand/American author and former bookseller whose debut children's book A Wolf for a Spell was an American Booksellers Association Indies Introduce selection, a Junior Library Guild selection, a Bank Street College Best Children's Book of the Year, and a Goodreads Choice Award nominee for Best Children's & Middle Grade for 2021. Her second book, The Song of the Swan, was also illustrated by Pauliina Hannuniemi and published by Knopf Books for Young Readers, and was called "enchanting" by Kirkus Reviews.

Karah also works in marketing for the video game industry, and has had the pleasure of working with some of the world’s most respected and well-loved entertainment companies including Disney, Netflix, Fox, and DreamWo ...more

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Average rating: 4.01 · 1,960 ratings · 442 reviews · 2 distinct works • Similar authors

	A Wolf for a Spell 4.02 avg rating — 1,848 ratings — published 2020 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Song of the Swan by Karah Sutton (Goodreads Author), Pauliina Hannuniemi (Illustrator) 3.88 avg rating — 112 ratings — published 2023	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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The Song of the Swan is now available in paperback!

I’m thrilled to say that The Song of the Swan is now available in paperback! In the world of children’s books, having a paperback version is a major milestone. Hardcover books are more expensive, and can therefore be more inaccessible. Some families can’t afford hardcover books at all. Or, if a child is brought to a bookstore and allowed to choose their own books within a certain budget, they’ll w

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This book is incredibly charming, perfect for fans of Murder Most Unladylike or Finally Something Mysterious. I love the wry humor, the lovable characters, and the quirk of this northern English town somehow not recognizing that their Poirot-esque de ...more
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“Of all the evils in the world, the greatest was the temptation of the easy path over the right one.”
― Karah Sutton, A Wolf for a Spell

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“I am the forest, it flows through me. And now, I will flow through it. And in this way, I'll always be here, surrounding you, a part of you.”
― Karah Sutton, A Wolf for a Spell

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“Fear sank its jaws into Zima as she recognized the smell of magic.”
― Karah Sutton, A Wolf for a Spell

tags: first-lines, magic, opening-lines, smell, wolves

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We have read a lot of wonderful books this year, but have we missed your favorite?

What book should we read in December?

Please write in your choice. As always, you may write in titles, provided the book is a 2021 Newbery contender and already published.

Before the Ever After by Jacqueline Woodson

32 votes 27.8%

A Wish in the Dark by Christina Soontornvat

22 votes 19.1%

City Spies by James Ponti

16 votes 13.9%

A Wolf for a Spell by Karah Sutton

13 votes 11.3%

King and the Dragonflies by Kacen Callender (write-in)

6 votes 5.2%

The Ickabog (write-in)

5 votes 4.3%

A Home for Goddesses and Dogs by Leslie Connor (write-in)

5 votes 4.3%

The thing about Jellyfish (write-in)

4 votes 3.5%

Before the Ever After (write-in)

2 votes 1.7%

The Boys In the Back Row (write-in)

2 votes 1.7%

Mananaland by Pam Munoz Ryan (write-in)

2 votes 1.7%

Before the Ever After, Snapdragon or King and the Dragonflies (write-in)

2 votes 1.7%

city spies (write-in)

1 vote 0.9%

Barren Grounds (write-in)

1 vote 0.9%

Ickabog (write-in)

1 vote 0.9%

village of scoundrels (write-in)

1 vote 0.9%

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“I am the forest, it flows through me. And now, I will flow through it. And in this way, I'll always be here, surrounding you, a part of you.”
― Karah Sutton, A Wolf for a Spell

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“Of all the evils in the world, the greatest was the temptation of the easy path over the right one.”
― Karah Sutton, A Wolf for a Spell

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“Fear sank its jaws into Zima as she recognized the smell of magic.”
― Karah Sutton, A Wolf for a Spell

tags: first-lines, magic, opening-lines, smell, wolves

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