The Broken Spell by Erika Mcgann

The Broken Spell by Erika Mcgann

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.

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 chapterIt'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

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. She wrote the Where Are You, Puffling? stories and Wee Donkey’s Treasure Hunt (all illustrated by Gerry Daly), The Night-time Cat and the Plump, Grey Mouse (illustrated by Lauren O’Neill) and Standing On One Leg Is Hard (illustrated by Clive McFarland).

SKU	Unavailable
ISBN 13	9781847172969
ISBN 10	1847172962
Title	The Broken Spell
Author	Erika Mcgann
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	O'Brien Press Ltd
Year published	2013-08-05
Number of pages	256
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.