num_pages: 240
description: In a remote Scottish village, nine-year-old Wise Child is taken in by Juniper, a healer and sorceress. Then Wise Child's mother, Maeve, a black witch, reappears. In choosing between Maeve and Juniper, Wise Child discovers the extent of her supernatural powers--and her true loyalties.
language: English
title: Wise Child
titlecomplete: Wise Child (Doran, #1)
genres: Fiction, Witches, Magic, Young Adult, Historical, Childrens, Young Adult Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Fantasy, Middle Grade
ratings_count: 9280
series: Doran
awards: awardedAt: 1104566400000
name: Mythopoeic Fantasy Award
category: Children's Literature
publisher: Alfred A. Knopf / Borzoi Sprinters