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Morgan is introduced to Wicca when a gorgeous senior named Cal invites them to join his new coven. Morgan falls for Cal immediately -- and discovers that she has strong, inexplicable powers.
Age Range: 12 and up
Mass Market Paperback: 186 pages
Publisher: Puffin; 1st Printing edition (January 29, 2001)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0141310464
ISBN-13: 978-0141310466
Product Dimensions: 4.4 x 0.5 x 7.3 inches
Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (158 customer reviews)
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I read this book at 32, after seeing an ad for the series in a magazine for school library professionals, and I really enjoyed it. The author treated the high school scene (which hasn't changed much since my day except for the odd henna tattoo and body piercing) with knowledge, realism, and sensitivity. I liked her mix of characters who come together to learn about Wicca. Her lead male character, Cal, who is a witch, is sweet, smart, and believable, and I related to her lead female character, Morgan, who learns to recognize her inner power. I felt Wicca was portrayed positively and realistically, and so was the family scene (with Morgan having a lesbian aunt). The teen books from MY teens years seemed to ignore facts of life like that one. The author picked up on the similarity between realizing you're a witch and realizing you're gay. They don't call it "coming out of the broom closet" for nothing. We're not all the same, people, made from the same mold and destined to follow the same path, and enlightened teens who understand this will appreciate this book. Bravo to a great author. Again, open-minded readers won't be disappointed by this one.
When I first saw this book, I was a little afraid to pick it up. It was by an unknown author and was about a different type of magic. But I picked it up and read the first pages and I was hooked. This book is about wicca, which is something I had never heard of. While the sweep series doesn't give the absolute truth about wicca, it does give you a general overview of what wicca is about, magick, love, nature... just to name a few. This book is such a great book and is followed by a wonderful series. The characters are so well thought up and have very interesting personalities. Ms. Tiernan gave very graphic descriptions of the characters and of Widow's Vale, so that you can just close your eyes and picture it. Morgan, the main character, is what seems like an average girl. She is 16, doesn't have a boyfriend, is smart and like most of us isn't the most stunning and beautiful person in her class. In the book she begins to find wicca coming into her life. As she discovers the magick within her, the relationships around her and with her grow and blossom. She has to find alot of answers for alot of questions that she begins to think up about wicca and about her life. As things heat up in the book, you get to see who each character really is, inside and out. I would reccomend this book to anyone that has an interest in magic(k), wicca, love, or just a really good book. This book and this series are truly a must buy.
Morgan Rowlands is your average plain girl who has always felt that she has been living in the shadow of her best friend, beauty queen, Bree Warren. But then one day the gorgeous and mysterious Cal Blaire comes to Widow's Vale High. He instantly becomes one of the hottest and most popular guys there. Morgan instantly starts to fall for him as does Bree. One night Cal asks a bunch of people to a "party" which turns out to be a potential circle for the celebration of the Wiccan sabbat Mabon. At the circle something strange happens to Morgan and she starts to become a walking physcic. Slowly Morgan is drawn deeper into the beautiful and magickal world of Wicca but problems soon arrise1.) She and Bree start to fight over Cal.2.) Her parents are Catholics who dissaprove of Wicca and forbid her to practice it.But Morgan is starting to realize that Wicca is choosing her as much as she's choosing it.A great series! It has likeable and well-developed charecters. It gives an accurate portrayal of Wicca and gives you some good information.
Morgan Rowlands considers herself a pretty average, not particularly attractive sixteen-year-old girl. Living in a small town in upstate New York with her parents and younger sister, her life is uneventful. Until Cal Blaire, the best-looking guy Morgan and her friend Bree have ever seen, moves to town. Cal's not just any guy, though - he's a Wiccan. He invites many of the students to a circle in which they perform a magic ritual. He then invites those that show an affinity for magick to join his new coven. The circle awakens something within Morgan that she never knew existed before. Soon, Morgan begins to question herself, her family, and everything that she has believed herself to be for her entire life. Witchcraft has helped Morgan to find her true self - but it has also torn her away from everything she has always known and believed in. Is her newfound talent worth the price she will have to pay for it? I reccomend this series to fans of the TV show Charmed.
These books is what basically started my life. I always knew I liked everything that was out of the ordinary, but reading the series showed me what my true cravings were about. The autumn, magic or 'magik' in the book, names, friends, family, traditions, stories. Everything. I will always love these series. It didnt get 5 stars however because I feel like not only did the story line go WAYYYYY to fast, and I thought the characters should have been older than 16 (my personal opinion). That, and I also feel like the author was a teenager who wished her life was this way, and who didnt know how to write in the correct form of dialog, or family/friend interactions. Im only saying this as a writer, and I used to write this way. Who wouldnt want their life to be exciting, and adventurous, and who WOULDNT want a life of magic lol. Despite the flaws, I love the series, and I will most deff pass them down for my kids to read. I still love it. No matter what.
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