Author Sally Green made a splash with her debut novel Half Bad. The YA fantasy broke a Guinness World Record (it’s the most translated book by a debut author before publication), was named one of Publishers Weekly’s best books of 2014, and is already on its way to becoming a film. On March 24, Green will unleash her anticipated follow-up, Half Wild, which continues the story of Nathan, a teenager who is stuck in the middle of an age-old war between good and evil witches. In celebration of the book’s release, The A.V. Club and Penguin Books are giving away five hardcover copies to our readers. For your chance to win, send an email to avcontests@theonion.com with the subject line “Half Wild” and be sure to include your name and mailing address in the body of the email. The five winners, chosen at random from eligible entries, will be selected on Friday, March 27 and notified via email. U.S. entrants only. Estimated retail value of Half Wild is $18.99. An official synopsis for the novel can be found below.
“In Half Wild, Nathan is still on the run. He needs to find his friend Gabriel and rescue Annalise, now a prisoner of the powerful Black witch Mercury. Most of all he needs to learn how to control his Gift—a strange, wild new power that threatens to overwhelm him. Meanwhile, Soul O’Brien has seized control of the Council of White Witches and is expanding his war against Black witches into Europe. In response, an unprecedented alliance has formed between Black and White witches determined to resist him. Drawn into the rebellion by the enigmatic Black witch Van Dal, Nathan finds himself fighting alongside both old friends and old enemies. But can all the rebels be trusted, or is Nathan walking into a trap?”