![]() ![]() Alice Hoffman enters brilliantly into the twelve-year-old mind and winds her account of a disordered family into the twists and turns of an elegantly crafted narrative in which past and present unite to solve a magically intriguing problem of witches, feathers and owls. 2015 by Alice Hoffman (Author) 320 ratings Kindle Edition £4.99 Read with Our Free App Library binding £8. Such a clever mix of fantasy and reality the fantasy is so persuasively meshed with the story that the reader accepts everything. But this summer, everything will change when the red moon rises. And two hundred years ago, a witch placed a curse on Twig’s family that was meant to last forever. Random/Lamb, 16. ![]() ![]() After all, her town is rumored to hide a monster. Twig lives in Sidwell, where people whisper that fairy tales are real. In her first novel for middle-grade readers, bestselling author Alice Hoffman tells a bewitching story of love and friendship that is truly magical. is like reentering a wonderful dream that you vaguely remember.” -Lois Lowry, two-time Newbery Medal–winning author of The Giver “I love the way Alice Hoffman creates the most ordinary people and then turns their lives magical. ![]()
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