What Magic Is This?
Published on 15. July 2019
176 pages
978-1-78112-904-3 (ISBN)
Description
The power of female friendship casts its spell in this touching story from one of the hottest properties in UKYA.
Sophia, Mia and Alexis are clinging on to a spark of hope that maybe - just maybe - they're special. But could they really be witches with the power to cast life-changing spells?
When the three friends gather to cheer up heartbroken Sophia, they're ready to put their theory to the test. But when long-held secrets are revealed and hard truths start to hit home, their night of bewitching quickly takes an unexpected turn ...
Please note that this book contains mature content with themes of self harm.
Particularly suitable for readers aged 13+ with a reading age of 9.
Sophia, Mia and Alexis are clinging on to a spark of hope that maybe - just maybe - they're special. But could they really be witches with the power to cast life-changing spells?
When the three friends gather to cheer up heartbroken Sophia, they're ready to put their theory to the test. But when long-held secrets are revealed and hard truths start to hit home, their night of bewitching quickly takes an unexpected turn ...
Please note that this book contains mature content with themes of self harm.
Particularly suitable for readers aged 13+ with a reading age of 9.
Reviews / Votes
"Punchy, touching, believable story of female friendship" - LoveReading4Kids"A good fun young teen novel that deals with some 'real' issues, whilst also delivering a strong message of friendship and sisterhood. Easily relatable for many young teens" - Reading Zone
"Will enthral even the most distracted teen" - iNews
"Holly Bourne has written a book that is so closely and carefully observed that from the very first page you bond with and believe the characters. Each girl is so well written that you can identify with all of them. These are girls I recognized, and I think that their problems and lives will be familiar to anyone who has a less than smooth passage through school" - Armadillo Magazine
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
HarperCollins Publishers
Target group
Young adult
Children/juvenile
Reading Age: 9 years, Interest Age: From 13 years
Product notice
Reflowable
ISBN-13
978-1-78112-904-3 (9781781129043)
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Holly Bourne worked as an editor and relationship advisor for a youth charity for six years before becoming a full-time author. Her bestselling YA fiction includes It Only Happens In the Movies, which was shortlisted for the YA Book Prize 2018, and the critically acclaimed Spinster Club series. Holly is an advocate for reducing the stigma around mental health problems and has a keen interest in women's rights.
