An outcast teenage lesbian witch finds her coven hidden amongst the popular girls in her school, and performs some seriously badass magic in the process.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Skulking near the bottom of West High\u2019s social pyramid, Sideways Pike lurks under the bleachers doing magic tricks for Coke bottles. As a witch, lesbian, and lifelong outsider, she\u2019s had a hard time making friends. But when the three most popular girls pay her $40 to cast a spell at their Halloween party, Sideways gets swept into a new clique. The unholy trinity are dangerous angels, sugar-coated rattlesnakes, and now\u2013unbelievably\u2013Sideways\u2019 best friends.<\/p>\n

Together, the four bond to form a ferocious and powerful coven. They plan parties, cast curses on dudebros, try to find Sideways a girlfriend, and elude the fundamentalist witch hunters hellbent stealing their magic. But for Sideways, the hardest part is the whole \u2018having friends\u2019 thing. Who knew that balancing human interaction with supernatural peril could be so complicated?<\/p>\n

Rich with the urgency of feral youth,\u00a0The Scapegracers<\/i>\u00a0explores growing up and complex female friendship with all the rage of a teenage girl. It subverts the trope of competitive mean girls and instead portrays a mercilessly supportive clique of diverse and vivid characters. It is an atmospheric, voice-driven novel of the occult, and the first of a three-book series.<\/p>\n

Representation Includes<\/h4>\n

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• Lesbian protagonist (Sideways)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
  Content Warnings<\/div>

  graphic descriptions of physical discomfort and injury, underage drinking, vomiting, animal death, homophobia; Mentions of: death of parent, car crash, foster care, bullying, torture, burning.<\/span><\/span> <\/div>