age 10+ Witchlings defend memory and stand up to oppression. Parents need to know that in Scepter of Memories, Claribel A. Ortega continues to amplify the challenges and determination of the Witchlings. In this fourth installment, the story takes on a more overtly political plot. Seven Salazar and best friends, Valley Pepperhorn and Thorn Laroux, are forced into exile by villainous candidate for Chancellor of Magic, Ambert Lophiifort, who's obstructing the truth by controlling memories.