Graphic Novel Review: Jazzy The Witch In Broom Doom by Jessixa Bagley

Posted on September 30, 2025 at 6:30 am by Gene Ambaum

Jazzy The Witch In Broom Doom by Jessixa Bagley. Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2025. 9781665922326. 232pp. Includes an author’s note and an excerpt of the next book in the series.

Jazzy’s moms and granny are very excited when she leaves for school on the day all of the young witches start their flying lessons. They hope she’ll one day take over the family’s broom business! But Jazzy can’t really get off the ground. In fact, she’s not great at magic in general; she feels like she’s missing something.

While watching TV with her familiar, Fiona (a bat), she figures out what that is. She was born to be a cyclist! She enlists the help of her friend Aggie to get a bike, and then spends all of her time learning to ride it. It’s clearly her jam, but she’s lying to her family, not getting ready for the flying parade in honor of the super moon, and she’s also not being a great friend.

Bagley’s picture books are beautiful, but this graphic novel is my favorite. It feels personal and joyous, and the witches and their town really come alive in its pages.