trust your magic

Clare Edge is the author of absurdly clever (Rebecca Mix), deeply moving (Isi Hendrix), and enchanting and inventive (Booklist) novels for readers of all ages, with characters that are powerful and spirited (Kirkus).

Their debut cozy middle grade fantasy series Accidental Demons follows the misadventures of a young diabetic witch who can’t stop conjuring demons when she tests her blood sugar. They hold master’s degrees from the University of Limerick’s Irish World Academy of Music and Dance (MA) and the University of Montana (MFA). Their graduate research explored how we make and translate meaning through story. They have too many degrees, too few cats, and often too much or too little blood sugar.

They can be found on most social platforms as @clarewonders. Their fiction is represented by Jennifer Azantian at ALA 🐉

Accidental Demons

One of NYPL’s Best Books for Kids 2024!

One of People Magazine’s Best Books for Kids 2024!

Conjuring demons seems like something you should totally not be able to do by accident, right? Well, normally it isn’t. But Bernadette Crowley is the perfect storm of magical accidents.

As the youngest in a long line of witches, demons used to be no big deal. A spell and a quick prick of the finger, and a witch like Ber can summon a demon to do anything they need—clean a mess, send a message, you name it.

But that was before Ber was diagnosed with diabetes. Now, each time she tests her blood sugar, accidental demons are slipping into the human dimension…and causing absolute chaos.

Good thing Ber and her older sister Maeve know that every magical problem has a magical solution. They’ll just conjure a low-order demon to monitor her blood sugar! Bonus: they only have to bend one or two teeny, tiny rules. But before they know it, they’ve stumbled into deeper, more mysterious magic than they ever could have predicted. And soon it’s not just Ber’s magic but her entire coven that’s in danger.

Quick facts: upper middle grade fantasy (13yo main character), diabetes rep, cats, snarky nonbinary demon with questionable motives, demons!

Cover illustration by Alessia Trunfio