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Twelve-year-old Fable Nuthatch has something that nobody else in Larkmoor has - magic. But living under the roof of her overprotective aunt, she's forced to keep it secret. When a strange book lands in her lap and her cousin disappears into its pages, she follows, hurtling into an enchanted forest far from the rolling hills of her home. This is a land filled with unusual people and mystical creatures. Here, others accept her for who she is, and she's finally free to embrace her powers. But not everything is bright in Starfell.

After a quiet winter, the Lichwood is waking. Soft murmurs of activity at Endora’s mansion reach Tulip Manor, and Fable and her friends are restless to discover why. After an undead guard attacks the enchanted barrier that encloses the cottage grounds, Fable’s magic spins out of control. When a letter arrives from the Thistle Plum Inn stating a Folkvar has been sighted in the city of Mistford, the residents of Tulip Manor find themselves thrust into chaos. A mystery involving Thorn’s missing sister, a mystical bow and arrow, and a dangerous curse looms over the spring festival.

After their escape from Endora’s mansion, Fable Nuthatch and her friends are recovering at Tulip Manor. With Fedilmid and Aunt Moira’s protection spells keeping them safe, the children have settled into a routine life of friendship, studying, and practicing magic. When odd messages appear in Fable’s book, and a strange light in the forest rouses her dog’s curiosity, the children’s lives are spun back into mayhem.

Fable and her friends are on a mission to restore her grandfather’s memories. There's only one thing in Starfell that can heal his magical injuries—the ashes of a recently reborn phoenix. They head out to visit Thorn's family in the Windswept Mountains, who can guide them to a phoenix's den near their home. But finding its ashes and unlocking their magic is not going to be easy. Especially with Endora vying for the bird’s flames, desperate to use them to break her bond with the immortal dragon.

After the battle on the shore of the Bottomless Sea, Fable is determined to connect with the prize she won from Endora—the Blood Star. But her fractured magic is still not working right. And with her firehawk friend still in Endora’s clutches, the Tanagers' store missing, and Thorn's sister wandering in the Lichwood, nothing seems to be going well for Fable and her friends. When a strange messenger arrives at the Thistle Plum Inn, the residents are sent on a mysterious quest to Stonebarrow. They soon find out that Starfell is facing an even bigger threat than Endora.

Thirteen-year-old Lavender Raine does not believe in ghosts, spirits, or specters—or whatever you want to call them. But when her cat bolts into the woods and she chases after him, they are confronted by a chilling presence that puts her belief to the test. With her grandmother's necklace disappearing, her best friend having bully trouble, and that ghost—or whatever it is—showing up at every turn, things keep getting worse.