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The Broken Spell
Brian Gallagher
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Description for The Broken Spell
Paperback. Trainee witch Grace and her four best friends love to have fun with spells. But the daring friends make a magical mistake that drags the past into the present. Suddenly Grace has to work out who she can really trust .. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 5AN; YFH; YFS. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 196 x 139 x 19. Weight in Grams: 214.
When you don’t know who to trust…
Trainee witch Grace and her four best friends love to have fun with their spells. So when the dazzling Ms Gold comes along offering to help the talented young coven, they jump at the chance. Before long they are becoming blonde bombshells, creating cute pets out of thin air, not to mention taking fabulous flying lessons!
But the daring friends make a magical mistake that drags the past into the present. Suddenly Grace has to work out who she can really trust...
An ancient enchantment, a test of loyalty, and a true friendship. But has Grace learned enough to smash an ancient spell and save the girls – and herself?
Sequel to the hugely popular The Demon Notebook.
Product Details
Publisher
O´Brien Press Ltd
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Dublin, Ireland
ISBN
9781847172969
SKU
V9781847172969
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 3 to 5 working days
Ref
99-10
About Brian Gallagher
Erika McGann grew up in Drogheda, County Louth, and now lives in Dublin. She is the author of many books including The Demon Notebook (winner of the Waverton Good Read Children’s Award), the ‘Cass and the Bubble Street Gang’ series and Tabitha Plimtock and the Edge of the World. Her picture books include the Where Are You, Puffling? stories (illustrated by Gerry Daly) and Standing On One Leg Is Hard and What is a Peachick? (illustrated by Clive McFarland).
Reviews for The Broken Spell
will appeal to confident readers with a liking for fast-paced action and magical happenings
The School Librarian amidst all the magic, the portrayal of the girls’ relationships is a very strong aspect to this novel, with sharp observations and perceptive descriptions of behaviour and inner feelings, and the teen dialogue is spot-on
Irish Independent a talented imaginative writer
Irish Independent very enjoyable
Irish Independent the anticipated follow up to The Demon Notebook, is a good adventure story full of fun, laughs and entertaining witchcraft
Inis Magazine the twists and turns in the friendship between the five girls is well depicted by McGann and this is really where the strength of this book lies
Inis Magazine the action is fast paced and flows nicely towards its climax
Inis Magazine I am sure Erika McGann will win over some more fans with this one
Inis Magazine an enjoyable read
Inis Magazine a spell-binding story
Books Ireland the plot moves along at a near perfect pace and the reader is eagerly lured into each chapter. It's a hard one to put down!
GoBookYourself.info exciting … every YA fan will want this
GoBookYourself.info action-packed story … fans of fantasy will love this
Children’s Books Ireland Recommended Reads Guide 2013 a gripping page-turner with a fast moving plot, it will keep the reader guessing until the end
Children’s Books Ireland Recommended Reads Guide 2013 the multi-layered plot bounds along breathlessly, with crisp schoolgirl dialogue… the eccentric new characters make for an Irish Hogwarts, but the story is grounded in a believable school setting
Irish Examiner lightly humorous story about friendship
parentsintouch.co.uk McGann clearly knows her demonology, and there are some genuinely scary scenes in the book
Books for Keeps a very exciting read that offers young readers something to think about as well as something to make them jump
Books for Keeps magical mirth and mayhem ... a very readable tale for girls aged 10+
Evening Echo Erika McGann’s first book The Demon Notebook attracted good reviews and was a highly entertaining and convincing portrait of girls’ friendship against a background of spells and magic
Books for Keeps In this the sequel, she takes the action and moves it up a notch so that although there’s still the same snappy dialogue and a good many laughs, this feels a much darker read
Books for Keeps
The School Librarian amidst all the magic, the portrayal of the girls’ relationships is a very strong aspect to this novel, with sharp observations and perceptive descriptions of behaviour and inner feelings, and the teen dialogue is spot-on
Irish Independent a talented imaginative writer
Irish Independent very enjoyable
Irish Independent the anticipated follow up to The Demon Notebook, is a good adventure story full of fun, laughs and entertaining witchcraft
Inis Magazine the twists and turns in the friendship between the five girls is well depicted by McGann and this is really where the strength of this book lies
Inis Magazine the action is fast paced and flows nicely towards its climax
Inis Magazine I am sure Erika McGann will win over some more fans with this one
Inis Magazine an enjoyable read
Inis Magazine a spell-binding story
Books Ireland the plot moves along at a near perfect pace and the reader is eagerly lured into each chapter. It's a hard one to put down!
GoBookYourself.info exciting … every YA fan will want this
GoBookYourself.info action-packed story … fans of fantasy will love this
Children’s Books Ireland Recommended Reads Guide 2013 a gripping page-turner with a fast moving plot, it will keep the reader guessing until the end
Children’s Books Ireland Recommended Reads Guide 2013 the multi-layered plot bounds along breathlessly, with crisp schoolgirl dialogue… the eccentric new characters make for an Irish Hogwarts, but the story is grounded in a believable school setting
Irish Examiner lightly humorous story about friendship
parentsintouch.co.uk McGann clearly knows her demonology, and there are some genuinely scary scenes in the book
Books for Keeps a very exciting read that offers young readers something to think about as well as something to make them jump
Books for Keeps magical mirth and mayhem ... a very readable tale for girls aged 10+
Evening Echo Erika McGann’s first book The Demon Notebook attracted good reviews and was a highly entertaining and convincing portrait of girls’ friendship against a background of spells and magic
Books for Keeps In this the sequel, she takes the action and moves it up a notch so that although there’s still the same snappy dialogue and a good many laughs, this feels a much darker read
Books for Keeps