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This is a delightful, newly-minted fairy tale (three sisters, a quest, a witch, a moral) and thoroughly satisfying. The Widdershins sisters – Fliss, Betty and Charlie – live with their granny on the island of Crowstone, a miserable, end of the line kind of place, all damp, and marsh and mist.
It’s not somwehere you’d want to live but as the story unfolds, we discover that because of an age-old curse, the girls can never leave. When breaking the curse becomes a matter of life or death, the three girls will have to work together – despite their sometimes spiky relationships – and at least they have a pinch of magic to help.
This is an ingenious and compelling story and like the age-old tales that are its inspiration, pitches love, generosity and forgiveness against human cruelty. Superb!
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1. A Pinch of Magic
A spellbinding middle grade fantasy about three sisters who go on a quest to break the curse that's haunted their family for generations.? All Betty Widdershins wants is an adventure-one that takes her far away from Crowstone, the gloomy island where she's always lived. But instead of an adventure, Betty and her sisters, Fliss and Charlie, are given of a set of magical objects, each with its own powers: a scruffy carpet bag, a set of wooden nesting dolls, and a gilt-framed mirror. And these magical objects come with their own terrible secret: the sisters' family is haunted by a generations-long curse that prevents them from ever leaving their island-at the cost of death. The sisters set out to break the curse and free their family forever. But after stumbling upon a mysterious prisoner who claims to be able to help them, they find themselves in great danger. And in order to break the curse-and stay alive-they must unravel a mystery that goes back centuries, one that involves shipwrecks, smugglers, and sorcery of the most perilous kind.
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Great for fans of Harry Potter and Keeper of the Lost Cities by Shannon Messenger
This book is called A Pinch of Magic and I borrowed it of my headmaster and it is about three girls how are all normal until something happens, no SPOILERS! I’m about half way through it and I’m already predicting stuff that I think is gonna happen! It’s really good and if you read my last review about Keeper of the Lost Cities and started reading it you would like A Pinch of Magic by Michelle Harrison! Also if you like Harry Potter, again no SPOILERS!... Read Full Review
This book was amazing! It's a chilling thrilling story that will keep you on the edge of your seat.
This book was amazing! It's a chilling and thrilling story that will keep you on the edge of your seat, but it also has a lot of humour. It takes a while for the reader to get an idea of what the book will be about, and when it is set, but after that it is a very good book. It's great for lovers of The Aveline Jones books.... Read Full Review
A spellbinding middle grade fantasy about three sisters who go on a quest to break the curse that's haunted their family for generations.? All Betty Widdershins wants is an adventure-one that takes her far away from Crowstone, the gloomy island where she's always lived.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed A Pinch of Magic and determined it is suitable for children aged 9-10 years old
A Pinch of Magic features in the following genres: Books of the Month, Recommendations, Books Reviewed by our Reader Review Panels, Star Books, Featured Books for 9+ readers
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A Pinch of Magic was written by Michelle Harrison and published by Clarion Books an imprint of HMH Books
A Pinch of Magic has 416 pages
Yes it is part of A Pinch of Magic series
