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MacCullough, Carolyn
5 Reviews
(3)
YA
Tamsin (Once a Witch) is destined to make a "terrible choice" that will forever affect her family of witches. When she travels back to 1887 to save her ancestors from the dangerous Knights, her choice is revealed. This clever, skillfully written sequel introduces new deliciously sinister villains galore, making Tamsin's eventual triumph all the more satisfying.
Reviewer: Rachel L. Smith
(3)
YA
Everyone else in Tamsin's family of witches has some sort of Talent. Tam has always thought she had no such magical ability, but she discovers her power after inadvertently helping an enemy. Spells, bad guys, time travel, and, you guessed it, romance make Tamsin's (modern-day) world one that readers will want to explore.
Reviewer: Rachel L. Smith
(4)
YA
Four years after her twin brother's death, budding artist Sadie and her family move across the country. Sadie's guilt merges with angst over attending a new school and her inability to paint the ocean. The story veers toward melodrama, but the mystery surrounding Sadie's relationship with her brother (is she seeing a ghost or is it all in her mind?) will sustain readers.
Reviewer: Tamara DePasquale
(3)
YA
Seventeen-year-old Savannah flees home with her eight-year-old half-brother, hoping to save him from the mental and physical abuse that her stepfather routinely visits on her and her mother. Interspersed with flashbacks of her mother's path to becoming a teen single mom, Savannah's tense, not entirely successful journey illustrates the difficulty of trying to escape abusive relationships.
Reviewer: Christine M. Heppermann
(2)
YA
Everyone thinks seventeen-year-old Ginny is mourning the death of her boyfriend, Aidan, in the car accident only she survived. But we learn that Ginny's emotions are more complicated, her predominant emotion being anger toward Aidan, who in fact drove off the bridge on purpose. MacCullough's promising first novel is saved from formula by virtue of her prose (restrained but compelling) and characterization (assured and specific).
Reviewer: Martha V. Parravano
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November, 2003
5 reviews
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