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What Magic Is This?

Holly Bourne author Helen Crawford-White illustrator

Format:Paperback

Publisher:HarperCollins Publishers

Published:1st Aug '19

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What Magic Is This? cover

The power of female friendship casts its spell in this uplifting Barrington Stoke debut 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.

"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

ISBN: 9781781128855

Dimensions: 198mm x 130mm x 14mm

Weight: 290g

176 pages