A Spell for Kia Series by J.P. Larson

Kia Shortshadow is a slight, precocious twelve-year-old girl of Lamore's Holding with one special gift: the gift of magic. She spends her days in the hills and valleys surrounding Lamore's Holding helping her hedge wizard grandmother see to the needs of the village. All this changes the day the strangers come. Initiate is the first of the 5-volume A Spell for Kia series. This 75,000-word novel will appeal to teenagers and adults alike.

Kia is enrolled at Northmere School of Magic and has settled in after her difficult first few months. She has made friends, especially with her roommates, and is now trying to learn to harness her magic. Novice is the second in the Spell for Kia series and takes up two years after the events in Initiate. We learn what school is like for Kia. This is a fantasy novel of 108,000 words.

Kia is now sixteen and still struggling to learn her magic. With Eva's help, she has a breakthrough, but not everything is settled. Sevenday is also a struggle for her, and at the same time, she has her first kiss. This is the third in the Spell for Kia novels.