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Lyra Ashwood thought turning sixteen would mean cake, presents, and maybe surviving another awkward year of being different.
Instead, her parents tell her she isn't human-or at least, not as human as she always believed.
She's a witch.
With her powers beginning to awaken, Lyra is taken to Elderic, a hidden supernatural sanctuary where vampires complain about homework, werewolves hide biscuits from goblins, ghosts wander ancient halls, magical creatures cause entirely avoidable disasters, and strange isn't something to hide.
For the first time in her life, Lyra might actually belong.
There's only one problem.
An older version of Lyra keeps appearing in reflections.
Sometimes she's scarred. Sometimes she's injured. Sometimes she looks completely different. And every time Lyra makes a choice, the girl in the glass seems to change with her.
Then Lyra discovers a warning written in her own handwriting:
Do not go beneath the Academy on your sixteenth birthday.
With only three nights remaining, Lyra begins uncovering secrets buried beneath Elderic for centuries-including the disappearance of an ancestor who vanished on her own sixteenth birthday.
Whatever is waiting beneath the Academy already knows Lyra is coming.
And the girl in the glass may not be trying to stop Lyra's future.
She may be trying to make sure it happens.
Elderic: A Sanctuary for the Strange is a YA supernatural fantasy filled with mystery, magic, friendship, strange creatures, hidden passageways, humor, and a sanctuary built for everyone who never quite belonged anywhere else.