Ara of the Greenspell

<p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>One of the youngest students training to become a Scholar in the Order of the Flame misfit thirteen-year-old Ara hails from a long line of healers who practice the old magic--healing with their hands hearts and plants. But the professors at the Citadel favor the new magic--a blend of psychic power and technology--and Ara's intuitive powers begin to land her in trouble.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>When the Citadel's Sacred Flame--lit from the wood of the mythical World Tree Earth's only connection to the stars--is replaced by fakery Ara knows that its Keeper is hiding a dark secret. She is tasked by the Flame's ancient guardian with locating a seed that will rekindle its light.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Guided by two unusual insects Ara enters the forest in search of an exiled Scholar who can lead her to the World Tree. Immersed in a world of elementals mythical creatures and portals in trees Ara quickly learns that she's not the only one racing to the World Tree--and something far more sinister than a Shadow Storm is hunting her.</span></p>