From the author of The Demon Notebook comes a spellbinding story full of magic, mystery and time-travel. The Broken Spell combines plenty of fast-paced action and humour combined with a wonderful portrayal of friendship as five friends must test their loyalty as a mistaken spell they make brings the past into the present and trainee witch Grace must choos to trust an ancient enchantment or her friends in order to save the girls and herself.
Grace and her four best friends, Adie, Rachel, Jenny and Una are being trained to be bona fide witches. But their tutors, Mrs Quinlan and Ms Lemon, aren't keen to show them any practical magic. Instead, the girls spend the entire summer buried in books and studying weeds.
Grace and her four best friends, Adie, Rachel, Jenny and Una are being trained to be bona fide witches. But their tutors, Mrs Quinlan and Ms Lemon, aren't keen to show them any practical magic. Instead, the girls spend the entire summer buried in books and studying weeds.
That is until the new school year starts, and the glamorous Ms Gold joins Ms Lemon on the faculty, the missing member of Mrs Quinlan and Ms Lemon's broken coven; she is eager to teach the girls real witchcraft. In the hope of mending their teachers' damaged friendships, the girls cast a spell to travel back to the 1970s. However, the spell goes awry, and the girls bounce back and forth in time, out of control.
‘combines humour, fast-paced action and tension with strong dialogue and a convincing portrayal of friendship and school life’ SLA Magazine
Author
About Erika McGann
The World Book Day Ireland 2015 Author Erika McGann was the winner of the Waverton Good Read Children's Prize 2014 for The Demon Notebook, the first in her magical series about Grace and her four friends. She lives in Dublin in her own secret clubhouse (which is actually an apartment) and spends her time solving mysteries and having brilliant adventures (well, she writes about them anyway). She likes cold weather (because it’s an excuse to drink hot chocolate by the gallon) and cheesy jokes (because cheesy jokes are always funny, even when they’re not funny).
Grace and her four best friends, Adie, Rachel, Jenny and Una are being trained to be bona fide witches. But their tutors, Mrs Quinlan and Ms Lemon, aren't keen to show them any practical magic.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed The Broken Spell and determined it is suitable for children aged 9-12 years old
The Broken Spell features in the following genres: Featured Books for 11+ readers, Recommendations, Fantasy / Magical, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, School Stories, Recommended Children's eBooks, Featured Books for 9+ readers
Paperback. Not Available.
The Broken Spell was written by Erika McGann and published by O'Brien Press Ltd
The Broken Spell has 248 pages
The National Year of Reading starts here. Join thousands of families and schools supporting reading for pleasure across the UK.
