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Synopsis
Need to attract a boy? Cure a fear? Let go of the past?Yvonne has the spell for you.After Chrissie's dad dies, her mom moves them to California to remarry. Chrissie's lonely new life is transformed when the amazing Yvonne jumps out of her apartment door and pulls Chrissie inside to join Yvonne and Karen in their coven of "good witches." Yvonne is part gypsy, and somehow wiser than other kids her age. Karen is sweet, shy, and madly in love with the wrong boy. Alone, each girl is an outsider; but when the friends share their powers and cast spells to help each other, a kind of magic starts to happen.Kelly Easton is the author of the young adult novels: The Life History of a Star, Walking on Air, Aftershock, and Hiroshima Dreams. The Life History of a Star was selected as the Golden Kite Honor Award, and as a Booksense 76 Top Ten Book for Teens. She lives and teaches in Rhode Island and Martha's Vineyard with her husband and their children.From the Hardcover edition.
Is White Magic: Spells to Hold You appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 13 and up.
Three teenage girls form a coven and cast spells to help each other through typical teen struggles like loneliness, love, and loss. The book deals with grief from a parent's death but focuses on friendship and finding belonging through gentle magic.
What to know going in
This book has no graphic violence, no sexual content, and clean language. Content notes include death of parent and grief.
Who'll love this
Three outsider girls discover friendship and their own kind of magic when they form a coven to help each other navigate teenage life.