Follow Cassidy Farron, Amy Jones, and Nadia Patel as they learn more about the exciting magical world around them.
Book 2 coming June 2025!
Map made by Jacob Ryckman
Book 1
A Wave of Courage
This cozy middle-grade novel begins the grand adventure of Cassidy Farron, a young girl with water-bending abilities who just wants to understand her place in the world.
Courage is the most powerful magic of all.
At eleven years old, Cassidy Farron knows two things: that her time at Arikala Academy, the magical school for gifted youngsters, will be the best ever; and that everyone in her family has ALWAYS been placed in House Sword.
But after a disastrous first day ends in Convocation being attacked and she’s placed into House Shield, Cassidy finds that she has to reevaluate her expectations. After all, why would somebody want to attack such a wonderful place?
Determined to prove her worth and get to the bottom of things, Cassidy will team up with an orphaned spellcaster and a tech genius to uncover the mysteries surrounding themselves and the school. But some secrets might be better left alone…
Featuring giant spiders, action-packed adventure, and a herd of corgi-dragons, Arikala Academy: A Wave of Courage is where Witchlings and The Owl House meet Avatar: The Last Airbender.
Book 2
A Spell of Wisdom
Witchlings meets The Immortals in this jam-packed continuation of the Arikala Academy series!
Wisdom is more than just knowing magic.
Amy Jones was finally starting to feel like she belonged somewhere. In her first year at Arikala Academy, she made not just one but two best friends, was well on her way to becoming a powerful sorceress, and even managed to save the school from catastrophe.
But when her magic starts to fail, Amy is forced to confront questions that have been eating at her forever: Who are her parents? Why did they abandon her? Who is she, really?
Her quest to find answers will take her to places familiar and unknown, and she will face down gods, monsters, and whatever else gets in her path to uncover the truth.
Jacob Ryckman 