Published on 11/10/2025, 10:00 PM

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Title

The Firefly Crown

Description

An unlucky sorcerer must learn to wield her insect magic in this charming middle grade fantasy that's perfect for fans of Impossible Creatures and Witchlings. In the empire, magic determines your fate. But Yumi is tired of being a failed Cricket. Their magic is lousy and boring. She dreams instead of the sparkling magic of Fireflies, whose powers rival the sun. If only she could harness her talents like other magicians. . . For now, Yumi is ignored by even the crickets who are supposed to follow her spells. Then, Yumi gets a chance to prove herself sooner than expected when all sorcerers are summoned for the princess's coronation. But everything falls apart when the Firefly Crown is stolen, leaving the empire defenseless against the Ghost Swarm, a horde of undead bugs. Worse, Yumi is blamed. Suddenly this lowly Cricket is the empire's most wanted. To clear her name and protect her loved ones, Yumi must find the real thief. But can a Cricket really save the day?

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Product details

Publisher:

Bloomsbury Children's Books

Author:

Diño, Yxavel Magno

Title:

The Firefly Crown

read by:

Jensen Olaya

Fabely Genre:

Fantastic and Supernatural

Language:

ISBN Audio:

9781547617500

Publication date:

November 10, 2025

Keywords:

MG middle grade fantasy Filipino folktale folklore action adventure Insects Philippines indigenous folk religions ghosts Bugs unique magic betrayal crickets Spiders cicadas Southeast Asia books for 8 10 12 girls boys reluctant reader appeal accessible

Duration

6 hrs

Product type

AUDIO

Explicit:

Audio drama:

Unabridged:

Yes

About the author:

Yxavel Magno Diño is the author of The Serpent Rider. She was born in the Philippines before moving to Australia at a young age, where she soon discovered that almost nobody there knew how to say her name. To make up for it, she spent her time daydreaming about fantasy worlds filled with characters who had more unusual names than she did. Now, she writes stories about her Filipino heritage and its fantastical folklore. When she's not writing, you can find her drinking copious amounts of black tea or getting lost in the pages of a book. ymdino.com @yxavel_writes