Synopsis
When finding out she is able to make fire from her bare hands, Martha Ardwal asks her grandmother for help. Taking her grandmother's advice, Martha keeps it a secret. But unfortunately, her strict father finds out and therefore is banished for being different.
She runs to the woods and uses her abilities to keep warm and cook the dinner that she had to catch herself. But one day she meets a mysterious man in a dark cloak who tries to take her and, luckily, is rescued by a boy named Arthur Underwood. Martha learned that Arthur had run away from home after being named and has lived in the woods ever since. They become friends and look out for each other.
However, Martha soon learns that she is not safe anymore. Whoever is after her is very dangerous and wants to take her powers for evil. Can she escape this hooded figure? Will she be safe? And is Arthur Underwood really who she thinks he is? Get a copy of Jonathan Stroud's thrilling new novel Spell Without Words now to find out.
She runs to the woods and uses her abilities to keep warm and cook the dinner that she had to catch herself. But one day she meets a mysterious man in a dark cloak who tries to take her and, luckily, is rescued by a boy named Arthur Underwood. Martha learned that Arthur had run away from home after being named and has lived in the woods ever since. They become friends and look out for each other.
However, Martha soon learns that she is not safe anymore. Whoever is after her is very dangerous and wants to take her powers for evil. Can she escape this hooded figure? Will she be safe? And is Arthur Underwood really who she thinks he is? Get a copy of Jonathan Stroud's thrilling new novel Spell Without Words now to find out.