White Scar

Description

White Scar is the story of 14-year-old twins, Ralph and Alba Milway who find themselves battling with dark forces to secure a wand and the safety of the world. It is a coming-of-age novel as the twins forge their place in an uncertain world.

In the year 2050 Aster, a young woman, is accused of murdering four innocent beings. She is magically preserved in a cave, along with the judge who sentenced her, her loyal cat and one of three wands used to imprison her. One hundred years later, Ralph and Alba unwittingly free Aster and their lives become much more complicated. Now they have an epic fight between good and evil, where not everything is as it seems.  

Set in Yorkshire in 2150, following a Global War ended by a meteor smashing into Earth, this book takes the atmospheric White Scar caves in Yorkshire and puts them at the heart of a magical adventure story perfect for middle-grade readers. 

Jill Petts was born on the Isle of Sheppey and moved to Sittingbourne when she was two years old – and never left! She has worked for the civil service for over eighteen years and is a Licensed Lay Minister within the Church of England. She graduated with a First-Class Degree in English and American Literature with  Creative Writing at the University of Kent.