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Svetlana Chmakova

Dear Reader,

Psst... What if things magically aligned and YOU suddenly had everything it takes to turn into a dragon? The spell, the spell-range, the support of friends/family (mostly, kind of), even the hard-to-get dragon essence vial?! Would YOU try to turn into a dragon to become big and strong to protect your loved ones from an evil weirn scientist? Na'ya knows the answer to THAT question, so when the chance comes, she seizes it with every ounce of strength in her 13-year-old weirn being. But nothing ever goes as planned in the Night Realm, and Na'ya's quest quickly off-roads straight into a thicket of big trouble.

Unintended messy consequences aside, Na'ya and her crew are well-meaning creative problem-solvers who want to protect their community in every way they know how, and I love them for it. As a messy chaotic kid myself (now a messy chaotic grown-up), I relate hard to the struggle of wanting to do what's right while also not compromising who I am, and I hope readers will, as well.

Svetlana Chmakova
www.svetlania.com

Praise for the series:

"Like a young read-alike to Buffy the Vampire Slayer." —School Library Journal

"One of my favorite graphic novelists is back inside a beloved fantasy world." —GeekMom

"If you have the Berrybrook series and are looking for a fun follow-up from Svetlana Chmakova, the Weirn Books...promises to be an ongoing series that's a perfect fit for manga fans looking for some light horror and mystery." —Good Comics for Kids