Spellcasters By Crystal Sung
Illustrated by Wendy Tan
Paperback published by Hatchette Childrens 17th August 2023
ISBN 9781408368695
NEW SCHOOL. NEW FRIENDS. NEW POWERS!
Jenny’s new bandmates don’t just have music in common – they’re all magic! The four girls can cast amazing spells using powers they inherited from their ancestors. And now the Spellcasters must use them against an evil spirit that’s threatening to destroy their town – and their friendship!
But Jenny’s struggling to control the powers passed down from her ancient China through her jade bracelet. Can she master her magic before everything falls apart?
MY REVIEW
I love reading stories about magic, and I know all young girls, that like reading magical stories will love this Spellcasters novel.
The author has an incredible imagination writing, with having her book published set with big writing that’s easy for children to read.
Spellcasters, has all the delightful reading ingredients with girl friendship, spells, powers, ancestors, ancient China powers and and an evil character.
I was hooked into this story. The main character Jenny who is staying with her grandmother, Por Por, grandfather and her Auntie, while her parents are travelling.
Jenny is given a heirloom jade stone bracelet, little does she know it will give her some magic powers.
Jenny falls down a sinkhole, having an out of body experience watching over her self. When her jade bracelet starts to glow, she hears an evil spirit speaking to her.
At school Jenny joins a girl band, with some other girls, that have magical powers too. There is a laugh out loud moment when strange magical things start happening to them from the spirits of their ancestors. The girls have to use their magical powers to fight off the Graydig evil spirit that is haunting them and trying to destroy The Oaks Community Centre.
Spellcasters, would be good for the school libraries, specially for the ages of 7+. I believe Spellcasters , could be turned into a school project writing about adventure of magical powers. I also recommend it to parents to buy for their daughter or daughters, as it will most certainly keep girls entertained.
About author Crystal Sung/ Tania Tay.
Tania first wrote stories and plays on her mum’s old typewriter in the school holidays. Working as an advertising copywriter in Singapore and London was great training in writing commercial fiction. One day at a job interview she was asked if she was a brave writer. It triggered her to join a short story class at the City Lit with Leone Ross where she wrote a few weird, dark tales. Tania is finally debuting with a suspense novel her writing explores female friendship, and the relationship between mother’s and daughters. Occasionally there’s a supernatural twist. Tania also ghostwrites children’s books and has written a screenplay, developed with BBC Writersroom London Voices. Tania is second generation British Malaysian Chinese. She studied History of Art at the University of Edinburgh. She lives with her husband and children in London. Spellcasters is her first debut novel.
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