The Unwilling Witch: A Monsterrific Tale (Monsterrific Tales) - Hardcover

Lubar, David

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0765330784 ISBN 13: 9780765330789

Publisher: Starscape, 2013

Synopsis

There's something strange going on at Washington Irving Elementary School. Kids are turning into monsters―literally!

Angie knows freaky things happen sometimes. After all, it wasn't so long ago that her younger brother, Sebastian, turned into a vampire. But she wasn't at all prepared to become an unwilling witch! Now Angie has to figure out how to pass the power along to the right person―before it lands in the hands of the wrong person....

With its blend of humor and horror, The Unwilling Witch will appeal to the same audience that has made David Lubar's Weenies short story collections such a success.

About this title

About the Author:

DAVID LUBAR created a sensation with his debut novel, Hidden Talents, an ALA Best Book for Young Adults. He is also the author of the Nathan Abercrombie series, True Talents, Flip, and six Weenies short story collections. He lives in Nazareth, Pennsylvania.

From Booklist:

This third volume in Lubar’s Monsterrific series focuses on Angie, who gets turned into a witch on her way to the mall. (Angie’s younger brother became a vampire earlier in the series, so this turn of events doesn’t astound her.) She simply goes about her business, trying to figure out what to do with her confusing powers. Lubar presents Angie as a likable narrator who questions herself as she navigates bizarre events. Along the way, she must deal with mysterious, threatening characters, who make her want to go back to her more boring, power-free life. Calo’s full-page illustrations depict the perils of spells, both Angie’s accidental ones and the planned magic of an evil beauty. Grades 3-5. --Abby Nolan

About this edition

• Publisher: Starscape
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 0765330784
• ISBN 13: 9780765330789
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 158