Power Gem
Published on 4. March 2025
Book
Paperback/Softback
160 pages
978-1-6643-4090-9 (ISBN)
Description
In the 12th installment of the Star Friends series, Mia, Lexi, Sita, and Violet suspect dark magic when everyone becomes irritable, quick to blame others, and unable to work together. Can the girls figure out what's going on?
The town of Westport is planning to destroy a nearby forested area to make way for a housing development. But that forest is exactly where Mia, Lexi, Sita, and Violet gather in secret to practice magic with their Star Animals! After attending a music festival, they discover that everyone in town is irritable, quick to blame others, and unable to work together. Is there dark magic at work? And if so, who is behind it--and why? With black-and-white illustrations throughout.
In the Star Friends chapter book series, Mia and her friends Lexi, Sita, and Violet all discover that they are Star Friends -- they can communicate with the animals that have traveled from the Star World. The animals show the girls how to use their unique magic abilities to do good. A whole world of magical adventures awaits!
The town of Westport is planning to destroy a nearby forested area to make way for a housing development. But that forest is exactly where Mia, Lexi, Sita, and Violet gather in secret to practice magic with their Star Animals! After attending a music festival, they discover that everyone in town is irritable, quick to blame others, and unable to work together. Is there dark magic at work? And if so, who is behind it--and why? With black-and-white illustrations throughout.
In the Star Friends chapter book series, Mia and her friends Lexi, Sita, and Violet all discover that they are Star Friends -- they can communicate with the animals that have traveled from the Star World. The animals show the girls how to use their unique magic abilities to do good. A whole world of magical adventures awaits!
Reviews / Votes
Gr 2-4-The Star Friends are back in this animal-filled, fantastical chapter book series about a group of magical animals who bond with human kids and teach them how to improve the world through magic. In this installment, the girls are trying to figure out who conjured the dark magic shades in their town's annual scarecrow contest (the subject of the previous book) while also hanging with their new non-Star Friend classmate Maddie and trying to stop a development from taking over their mystical clearing in the woods. Expressive pencil drawings throughout the short chapters combine with uncomplicated world-building to make these stories a great entry to magical realism, mysteries, and fantasy series for young readers. VERDICT Purchase where magical mysteries circulate well. --School Library JournalMore details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
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United States
Target group
Children/juvenile
US School Grade: From First Grade to Fourth Grade, Interest Age: From 6 to 9 years
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 199 mm
Width: 130 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight
160 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-6643-4090-9 (9781664340909)
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Linda Chapman is the best-selling author of more than 200 books. The biggest compliment Linda can have is for a child to tell her they became a reader after reading one of her books. Linda lives in a cottage with a tower in Leicestershire with her husband, three children, two dogs, and one pony. When she's not writing, Linda likes to ride, read, and visit schools and libraries to talk to people about writing.
Kim Barnes lives near the sea on the Isle of Wight, her childhood home, along with her fiance and two children. Kim's love of drawing began at a very young age and has led her to a career in illustration, specializing in children's illustration.
Kim Barnes lives near the sea on the Isle of Wight, her childhood home, along with her fiance and two children. Kim's love of drawing began at a very young age and has led her to a career in illustration, specializing in children's illustration.